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Pittsburgh potty

Pittsburgh potty noun: a lone toilet, typically situated in the middle of a basement, without the amenities or privacy of a typical bathroom.

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Noun

Pittsburgh potty (plural Pittsburgh potties)

  1. (Pennsylvania, Western) A lone toilet, typically situated in the middle of a basement, without the amenities or privacy of a typical bathroom.
    • Take the Pittsburgh Potty. For recent generations it was about the shame of having a toilet with no walls becoming the pride of having a toilet with no walls.2014 October, The Cleveland Anthology, Belt Publishing, →ISBN
    • After living nine months in the back of the store, using my Murphy bed, my garden hose as a shower, and a Pittsburgh potty in the basement, I finally moved to the apartment above my store that became available after the neighbors moved out.2019 October 29, Steve Ford, Leanne Ford, “No Guts, No Story”, in Work in Progress: Unconventional Thoughts on Designing an Extraordinary Life, Thomas Nelson, →ISBN, page 102

Synonyms of Pittsburgh potty

Forms of Pittsburgh potty

pluralPittsburgh potties

Origin of Pittsburgh potty

From Pittsburgh + potty, so named for cities like Pittsburgh having a large number of industrial workers using these toilets to clean up when they entered their homes.

Questions about Pittsburgh potty

What does Pittsburgh potty mean?
Pittsburgh potty means a lone toilet, typically situated in the middle of a basement, without the amenities or privacy of a typical bathroom.
What part of speech is Pittsburgh potty?
Pittsburgh potty is a noun.
What is the plural of Pittsburgh potty?
The plural of Pittsburgh potty is Pittsburgh potties.

Words near Pittsburgh potty in the dictionary

  1. Pittsburgh
  2. Pittsburgh compound B
  3. Pittsburgh left
  4. Pittsburgh lefts
  5. Pittsburgh potties
  6. Pittsburgh potty
  7. Pittsburgh rare
  8. Pittsburgh salad
  9. Pittsburgh salads
  10. Pittsburgh toilet
  11. Pittsburgh toilets

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