-pot

English

Etymology

Back-formation from tosspot (“(originally) one who drinks excessively; (now) idiot”), likely reinterpreting it as toss (“masturbation; nonsense”) + -pot.

Suffix

-pot

  1. (vulgar) Creates insults usually implying idiocy or contemptibility.
    • 2011 February 15, S.D. Breen, Cuckoo, Author House, →ISBN, page 278:
      Friday the 10th it was , two weeks ago today - the day after the bastard fuckpot Tories got back in.
    • 2013 October 25, Kit Daven, The Forgotten Gemstone, Eager Eye Publishing, →ISBN:
      "Daftpot," Bethereel muttered, shaking her head sadly.
    • 2021 February 4, 15:23 from the start, in No More Jockeys‎[1], season 3, episode 13, spoken by Tim Key:
      Imagine the celebrity of his day, like, when Bruce Forsyth was hosting The Generation Game like you host Taskmaster, if he was doing a divpot game like this.

Ilocano

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpot/ [ˈpot]
  • Hyphenation: -pot

Suffix

-pot

  1. Forming diminutive or affectionate forms of names.

Usage notes

  • This is usually used on children's names.
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