Meanings
plural potty mouths · alternative pottymouth
- euphemisticidiomaticinformalA tendency to use vulgar language regularly, especially strong profanities.
Enough of my bathroom humour, my potty mouth.
2007 November 16, Janet Stewart, “Feral cats need someone to lend a hand”, in Winnipeg Free Press1 more example
I will endeavour to stop swearing so much, as investigations into my son’s potty mouth have firmly established me as the source.
2024 January 7, Séamas O’Reilly, “After a year of imparting wisdom, it seems there are things I need to look at myself”, in The Guardian - idiomaticinformalA person who uses vulgar language.
I’ve turned myself into a potty mouth. I swear. Too much.
2007 December 5, Mike Redding, “Just being honest, I swear”, in WCNC.com
Synonyms & antonyms
Translations
Dutch vuilbek
- vuilbekperson
Finnish rääväsuisuus, rääväsuu
- rääväsuisuuscharacteristic
- rääväsuuperson
Portuguese boca-suja, boca-suja
- boca-sujacharacteristic
- boca-sujaperson
Russian гря́зный рот, сквернослов
- гря́зный рот (grjáznyj rot)characteristic
- сквернослов (skvernoslov)person
Cite this entry
potty mouth. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/potty%20mouth
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