portapotties

Temporary outdoor toilets

Portapotties are portable toilets—self-contained units that can be moved to locations without plumbing.

They're ubiquitous at construction sites, outdoor festivals, and public events.

The word combines portable with potty, the childish term for toilet.

Also spelled porta-potties or porta potties.

The line for the portapotties stretched halfway across the fairgrounds.

slang

honey bucket

Primitive portable toilet

  • blue roomHue-designated interior space
  • throneCeremonial chair for sovereigns
  • looBritish slang for toilet

privy · latrine · outhouse · facilities

events

festival

Organized public celebration

tailgate · carnival · parade · construction site · wedding · outdoor wedding · rodeo · airshow · farmer's market · fireworks

sanitation

chemical toilet

Plumbingless waste receptacle with sanitizer

toilet paper · waste disposal · servicing · septic · effluent · handwashing station · antibacterial · disinfectant · hygiene · sanitation worker

experience

odor

Perceived atmospheric emission

  • smellOlfactory perception
  • stenchPowerfully offensive odor
  • heatTransferred thermal energy

ventilation · latch · occupied · vacant · line · waiting · tipping · rocking · cramped · dark

rental

delivery

Conveyance of goods

  • pickupSmall open-bed truck
  • servicingPerforming routine maintenance
  • unitIndividual part or measure

row · queue · line · vendor · supplier · contract · daily rate · weekly rental · setup · placement

Opposites
plumbing and infrastructure

portapottiesflush toilets

Waste-disposing plumbed fixtures

indoor plumbing · water closets

luxury and comfort

portapottiespowder rooms

Small guest restrooms

bidets

Family

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Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G