porta-potty
porta-potty noun: a portable toilet, (in UK, particularly) a chemical toilet comprising only the fixture rather than an entire enclosure.
Noun
porta-potty (plural porta-potties)
- A portable toilet, (in UK, particularly) a chemical toilet comprising only the fixture rather than an entire enclosure.
- So let’s talk about infrastructure tonight, and let’s begin with dams, because dams are amazing. They’re the most powerful device we have for holding back liquid aside from the idea of using a porta-potty. “I’ll wait. I’ll just wait forever. I cannot go in there.”2015 Mar, Tim Carvell, Josh Gondelman, Dan Gurewitch, Jeff Maurer, Ben Silva, Will Tracy, Jill Twiss, Seena Vali, Julie Weiner, “Infrastructure”, in Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, season 2...
- Synonyms:
- portajohn, port-o-john, port-o-potty
Synonyms of porta-potty
Forms of porta-potty
| plural | porta-potties |
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Origin of porta-potty
Blend of portable + potty, from the commercial name Porta Potti. Equivalent to porta- (“portable”) + potty.
Words formed from porta-potty
Questions about porta-potty
- What does porta-potty mean?
- Porta-potty means a portable toilet, (in UK, particularly) a chemical toilet comprising only the fixture rather than an entire enclosure.
- What part of speech is porta-potty?
- Porta-potty is a noun.
- What is the plural of porta-potty?
- The plural of porta-potty is porta-potties.
Words near porta-potty in the dictionary
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