Pittsburgh potty en · NOUN
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.
Meanings
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(Pennsylvania, Western) A lone toilet, typically situated in the middle of a basement, without the amenities or privacy of a typical bathroom.
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.
2014 October 14, The Cleveland Anthology, Belt Publishing, →ISBN: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.
2019 October 29, Steve Ford, Leanne Ford, “No Guts, No Story”, in Work in Progress: Unconventional Thoughts on Designing an Extraordinary Life, Thomas Nelson, →ISBN, page 102:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh potties | Number=Plur | lexicographic |