toting

[toh-ting]

noun

Southern U.S.

1. the practice of taking home food from an employer by a person engaged in domestic service.

2. the food so taken.

Word History and Origins

Origin of toting¹

An Americanism dating back to 1855–60; tote ¹ + -ing ¹

Example Sentences

“It’s shocking to find someone who’s not toting a gun,” said Frame, 61, who teaches mechatronics — a mix of mechanical engineering, electrical engineering and computer science.

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Yourex allegedly bragged about the feat on social media, sharing a picture of Maya toting an “I Voted” sticker and posing with the illegal ballot in January 2022, prosecutors said.

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Five minutes later, the “Saturday Night Live” alumnus came back toting a fresh pack of Parliaments, which he handed to the co-host of “The Five.”

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But Isaac is a literature guy, toting around a paperback of Nobel Prize winner José Saramago’s “Blindness” to underscore that neither one of them sees their mismatch clearly.

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Its customers will receive some of their money back, but are still toting up their losses.

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