1. 1滿口髒話、愛講髒話

    If someone is potty-mouthed, they use a lot of rude words — swear words, dirty words, words you would not say in front of a teacher. It is a soft, slightly way to say this, not a hard insult. A parent might say it about a child who has copied bad language; friends might say it about a film with a lot of swearing. You would use it at home or in chat, not in a school essay or a job letter. The potty here is the little-child word for the toilet: a potty mouth is a mouth full of dirty language, the same joke as a dirty mouth. It does not mean the person talks about the toilet all day. And it is not the other British use of potty, which means a bit crazy — that is a different thing. People also call someone a potty mouth; potty-mouthed is the describing word for the same idea.

組成From potty mouth + -ed. Potty here is the child's word for a toilet; a potty mouth is a joking name for a mouth that says rude words; -ed makes it a describing word for the person.

同家族的字

  • potty mouththe name this comes from: a person who uses rude words
  • foul-mouthedthe same -mouthed pattern, a blunter way to say someone uses rude language

原始詞典資料1 筆記錄

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potty-mouthedadj

  • 1

    informalRegularly using vulgar language, especially strong profanities.

    • It also tests our tolerance of smart-aleck, potty-mouthed teenage boys.

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