potty dance
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.25 in modern English
18
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
Voluntary or involuntary movements resulting from trying to avoid urination when one's bladder is full, typically by crossing one's legs, hopping, twitching, or holding one's crotch.
Humorous
noun
In potty training, any dance meant to encourage infants or young children to use the potty/toilet.
Example Sentences
- ""Noooo," the clerk replied calmly, looking me in the eye. "There's a state law that says we don't have to let you use our rest room." He turned back to his work. By now, I was furious, and my daughter was beginning to do the potty dance. Time was running out."
- "After they entered the bakery, Autumn started doing the potty dance. "Excuse me sir, do you have a restroom I can use?" she asked."
- "The reception was now in full swing, and this was his third trip, each one brought on by a powerful urge from his nether regions. He counted the heads in front of him—six. Please hurry, he thought, as he performed the potty dance. He was tempted to head into the woods but knew no spot was secluded enough."
- "On her first day out, let your child know she's going to have lots of supporters cheering her on — to help her feel warm-and-fuzzy while she's learning this brand-new potty dance."
- "Before the weekend starts, educate your child about going to the potty. Make up a potty dance to do when your child uses the bathroom successfully."
- "Baby K was on her way to being potty trained and we were loving the idea she was trying. We would get up and do the potty dance. Her eyes would get big and she would clap her hands and we all danced. Sometimes goofiness is all you need to keep a child entertained to use the potty. We would dance every time she went potty and she would put a sticker on the chart."