hotsy-totsy
[ hot-see-tot-see ]
/ ˈhɒt siˈtɒt si /
adjective Older Slang.
about as right as can be; perfect: He always thinks everything is just hotsy-totsy.
Words nearby hotsy-totsy
hotplate, hotpot, hots, hotshot, hotspur, hotsy-totsy, hottentot, hottentot fig, hottentot's bread, hotter, hottie
Origin of hotsy-totsy
First recorded in 1925–30; allegedly coined by Billie De Beck (died 1942), U.S. cartoonist; rhyming compound based on hot
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