zooty

[ zoo-tee ]

adjectiveSlang.
  1. characteristic of a zoot suiter; extreme or flamboyant in style or appearance: a zooty new convertible.

Origin of zooty

1
1945–50; zoot (suit) + -y1

Words Nearby zooty

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How to use zooty in a sentence

  • I've had four horses down with the 'zooty, and two men laid up with dip'thery.

    Tom Grogan | F. Hopkinson Smith