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Motty vs Potty - What's the difference?

motty | potty |

As adjectives the difference between motty and potty

is that motty is full of, or consisting of, motes while potty is insane.

As a noun potty is

a chamber pot used by young children while learning control of their bladder and bowels.

As a verb potty is

variant of go potty.

motty

English

Alternative forms

* mottie

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • (Scotland) Full of, or consisting of, motes.
    • The motty dust reek raised by the workmen. — H. Miller.
    (Webster 1913)

    potty

    English

    Etymology 1

    From .

    Noun

    (potties)
  • A chamber pot used by young children while learning control of their bladder and bowels.
  • *
  • *
  • (childish) A toilet bowl. Can be used as essentially a synonym of toilet or bathroom in some phrases, e.g. , porta-potty, potty humor.
    • Synonyms
    * chamberpot, po, pot

    Verb

    (en-verb)
  • (childish) Variant of go potty.
    • Derived terms
    * go potty * potty break * potty mouth * potty-training * porta-potty

    Etymology 2

    Adjective

    (er)
  • (informal) Insane.
    • The noise that the neighbour's kids were making was driving Fred potty .
  • (dated)
  • * (Rudyard Kipling)
    • "A potty little nine-hole affair at a hydro in the Midlands. My cousins stay there. Always will. Not but what the fourth and the seventh holes take some doing. You could manage it, though," he said encouragingly.
    Synonyms
    * See also