Meaning

2 senses
  1. (childish)To go and use the potty: to leave in order to urinate or defecate.

    I have to go potty!

  2. (UK)To go crazy: to become insane.

Examples

2 sentences
  1. Do you need to go potty?

    ruТебе нужно на горшок? — Wezel

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  2. I think Tom has to go potty.

    ruКажется, Тому надо пи-пи. — Ooneykcall

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Origin

From use of potty as a diminutive form of chamber pot. From British use of potty as slang

From use of potty as a diminutive form of chamber pot.

From British use of potty as slang for insane, probably under influence from petty.

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Forms

goes potty, going potty, went potty, gone potty
Base formgo potty · to go potty
3rd person singulargoes potty
Present participlegoing potty
Past simplewent potty
Past participlegone potty

irregular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theygo potty
he, she, itgoes potty

Past simpleLesson

all personswent potty

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave gone potty
he, she, ithas gone potty

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill go potty

Synonyms

22 synonyms

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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