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Poo vs Potty - What's the difference?

poo | potty |

As nouns the difference between poo and potty

is that poo is excrement; faecal matter while potty is a chamber pot used by young children while learning control of their bladder and bowels.

As verbs the difference between poo and potty

is that poo is to defecate while potty is variant of go potty.

As an interjection poo

is expression of displeasure or failure; shit.

As an adjective potty is

insane.

poo

English

Noun

  • (countable, colloquial, often, childish) Excrement; faecal matter.
  • (uncountable, slang) Marijuana resin.
  • (uncountable, slang) champagne
  • Who wants another glass of poo ?

    Synonyms

    * (excrement) crap, dung, feces, poop, shit (vulgar), shite, turd * See also

    Coordinate terms

    * pee

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (colloquial, often, childish) To defecate.
  • Coordinate terms

    * pee

    Interjection

    (en interjection)
  • (colloquial, euphemistic) Expression of displeasure or failure; shit!
  • Synonyms

    * See also * shit

    Anagrams

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    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