Phrase guide

go potty

verb · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

verb

Meaning 1

To go and use the potty: to leave in order to urinate or defecate.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: childish

Examples

  • I have to go potty!

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

To go crazy: to become insane.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: UK

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: flip one's wig, flip out, freak out, get one's freak on, go ballistic, go bananas, go berserk, go bonkers, go crazy, go HAM, go H.A.M., go mad, go nuts, go potty, lose it, lose one's marbles, lose one's mind, run amok, take leave of one's senses

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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.