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Date: 1800-1900
Origin: Origin unknown

potty

1 adjective
     
pot‧ty1 British English informal
1 crazy or silly:
What a potty idea!
You must be potty!
2

drive somebody potty

if something or someone is driving you potty, they are annoying you, especially if they are making it difficult for you to continue what you are doing
3

be potty about somebody/something

to like someone very much, or be very interested in something:
She's potty about riding.
—pottiness noun [uncountable]
Definition from the Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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