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Poopy vs Potty - What's the difference?

poopy | potty |

As adjectives the difference between poopy and potty

is that poopy is (slang) depressed, weak, or worthless while potty is (informal) insane.

As nouns the difference between poopy and potty

is that poopy is (slang) excrement; also spelled poopie while potty is a chamber pot used by young children while learning control of their bladder and bowels.

As a verb potty is

(childish) variant of go potty.

poopy

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • (slang) depressed, weak, or worthless.
  • * 2011 , Jennifer Kaufeld, Homeschooling For Dummies
    • Who can feel poopy when they wander to the room where hot soup, bread, and cereal regularly make their appearance?

    Noun

    (poopies)
  • (slang) excrement; also spelled poopie .

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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.
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  • (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