Green’s Dictionary of Slang

a person; usu. found in combs., e.g. barmpot n.; big pot n.; crankpot n.; fusspot n.; sexpot under sex n.

1933		‘William Juniper’ True Drunkard’s Delight 231: Reel-pot, i.e. a drunkard.
1959		I. & P. Opie Lore and Lang. of Schoolchildren (1977) 199: ‘Swotpot’, or ‘stewpot’. [Ibid.] 205: Funk-pot. [Ibid.] 325: ‘Swank pot’, ‘Posh guy’.
1959		D. Niland Gold in the Streets (1966) 141: ‘Just a piece,’ Danno said: quizpot bastard.
1965		L. Dunne Goodbye to The Hill (1966) 179: This dame is not only a lustpot, she’s a comedienne as well.
1972		J. Wambaugh Blue Knight 51: The pukepots were all sitting near the back.
1980		Barltrop & Wolveridge Muvver Tongue 89: He is a ‘kidder’ or ‘a bit of a kidpot, on the quiet’.
1996		A. Close Official and Doubtful 54: I’d written them off as a bunch of bampots.