"potty mouth" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈpɒti maʊθ/ Audio: En-au-potty mouth.ogg [Australia] Forms: potty mouths [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} potty mouth (plural potty mouths)
  1. (idiomatic, euphemistic) The characteristic of regularly using vulgar language, especially strong profanities. Tags: euphemistic, idiomatic Categories (topical): People, Talking
    Sense id: en-potty_mouth-en-noun-lS0am96D Disambiguation of People: 100 0 Disambiguation of Talking: 94 6 Categories (other): English euphemisms, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 88 12 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 88 12 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 87 13
  2. (idiomatic) A person having this characteristic. Tags: idiomatic Translations (characteristic): rääväsuisuus (Finnish), boca suja [feminine] (Portuguese), гря́зный рот (grjáznyj rot) (Russian) Translations (person): vuilbek [masculine] (Dutch), rääväsuu (Finnish), boca suja [feminine] (Portuguese), сквернослов (skvernoslov) (Russian)
    Sense id: en-potty_mouth-en-noun-kmzZ8rsn Disambiguation of 'characteristic': 41 59 Disambiguation of 'person': 0 100
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: guttermouth, pottymouth Derived forms: potty-mouthed Related terms: wash one's mouth out, watch one's mouth

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