porta-potty

See also: portapotty

English

Etymology

Blend of portable +‎ potty, from the commercial name.

Noun

porta-potty (plural porta-potties)

  1. A portable toilet, (in Britain, particularly) a chemical toilet comprising only the fixture rather than an entire enclosure.
    • 2015 Mar, John Oliver, “Infrastructure”, in Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, season 2, episode 4, written by Tim Carvell; Josh Gondelman; Dan Gurewitch; Jeff Maurer; Ben Silva; Will Tracy; Jill Twiss; Seena Vali; Julie Weiner, HBO, Warner Bros. Television:
      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.”

Synonyms

Translations
portable toilet — see portable toilet
chemical toilet — see chemical toilet
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