Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pittsburgh potty

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.20 in modern English

Syllables: pitts-burgh pot-ty
IPA

28

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

3

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A lone toilet, typically situated in the middle of a basement, without the amenities or privacy of a typical bathroom.

Example Sentences

"Take the Pittsburgh Potty. For recent generations it was about the shame of having a toilet with no walls becoming the pride of having a toilet with no walls."
"After living nine months in the back of the store, using my Murphy bed, my garden hose as a shower, and a Pittsburgh potty in the basement, I finally moved to the apartment above my store that became available after the neighbors moved out."

Etymology

From Pittsburgh + potty, so named for cities like Pittsburgh having a large number of industrial workers using these toilets to clean up when they entered their homes.

Inflected Forms

Pittsburgh potties (plural)

Synonyms

Pittsburgh toilet

Questions

What does pittsburgh potty mean?: A lone toilet, typically situated in the middle of a basement, without the amenities or privacy of a typical bathroom.
Where does pittsburgh potty come from?: From Pittsburgh + potty, so named for cities like Pittsburgh having a large number of industrial workers using these toilets to clean up when they entered their homes.

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