potty mouth

Prone to profanity

A potty mouth is someone who frequently uses vulgar or profane language, or the habit itself: Watch your potty mouth around the kids.

The term is mildly scolding, often used by or around children—potty being the childish word for toilet.

As an adjective, potty-mouthed describes the person: a potty-mouthed comedian.

language

swearing

Profane speech or vows

foul language · expletives · cussing · bad words · dirty words · four-letter words · crude language · coarse language · salty language · blue language

behavior

vulgar

Crude or indecent

tactless · indecent · offensive · inappropriate · unfiltered · brash · rude · disrespectful · improper · tasteless

Categories
Opposites
language propriety

potty mouthclean language

Speech free of profanity

well-spoken · squeaky clean · civil tongue

Family

mouth, pots, mouthful, potty, mouthpiece, mouths, mouthed, mouthing, potting

Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG