pooty
9.9
Silly and childish in a way that is not serious
- adjective
- /ˈpuːti/
- Slang
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- The movie was so pooty that I couldn't stop laughing at the silly jokes.
Examples
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His pooty behavior made everyone at the party smile and feel relaxed.
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She wore a pooty hat that made her look like a cartoon character.
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You're going to be the Pooty highlighter.
Synonyms
13
9.0
Not serious or important
is childish and stresses being unimportant rather than formal tone
5
8.2
Being silly and a little strange in a friendly way
is more childish and labels things as trivial rather than odd
4
7.9
A very small amount or unimportant detail
is more childish and focuses on being unimportant rather than size
2
9.7
Too small and poor in quality to deserve respect
is childish and more playful rather than clearly insulting or harsh
1
7.2
Being silly and forgetful but not serious
is more childish and suggests lack of seriousness or importance
1
8.9
A little silly in a harmless, often funny way
is childish and emphasizes being unimportant rather than merely harmless
1
8.5
A small, boring place with little interest
is childish and refers to silliness rather than place size or remoteness
1
9.9
Not important and meant to insult
is childish and less hostile, focusing on silliness not contempt
9.2
Silly in a light, playful way
is more childish and dismisses matters as unimportant
Antonyms
Compounds
How Silly
Surface Forms
pooty positive
Morphology
Etymology
Pooty comes from the small, playful sound poot, a childish noise like toot, with the ending -y that makes words mean 'having that quality'. So calling something pooty means it is 'small, silly, or childish'.