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porta-potty

noun

Etymology

Blend of portable + potty, from the commercial name Porta Potti. Equivalent to porta- (“portable”) + potty.

  1. inherited from *budnós✻
  2. inherited from *puttaz✻
  3. derived from *pott✻
  4. derived from pot — “pot”
  5. inherited from pott
  6. inherited from pot
  7. suffixed as potty — “pot + y”
  8. compounded as porta-potty — “portable + potty”

Definitions

  1. A portable toilet, (in UK, particularly) a chemical toilet comprising only the fixture…

    A portable toilet, (in UK, particularly) a chemical toilet comprising only the fixture rather than an entire enclosure.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA