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Potty vs Ponty - What's the difference?

potty | ponty |

As nouns the difference between potty and ponty

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

As a verb potty

is (childish) variant of go potty.

As an adjective potty

is (informal) insane.

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

    ponty

    English

    Noun

    (ponties)
    • (Webster 1913) ----