porta-potty

noun

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

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portajohnport-o-johnport-o-pottytoilet and Thesaurus:bathroom
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Meanings

nounporta-potty (plural porta-potties)

plural porta-potties

  1. 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, episode 4, John Oliver (actor), Warner Bros. Television, via HBO

    Synonyms: portajohn, port-o-john, port-o-potty, toilet and Thesaurus:bathroom

Synonyms & antonyms

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

Similar
portajohnport-o-johnport-o-pottytoilet and Thesaurus:bathroom
Also see
portable toilet

Origin

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

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APA

porta-potty. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/porta-potty

MLA

“porta-potty.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/porta-potty. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “porta-potty,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/porta-potty.

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