hotsy-totsy

[ hot-see-tot-see ]

adjective

, Older Slang.

1. about as right as can be; perfect:

   He always thinks everything is just hotsy-totsy.

Word History and Origins

Origin of hotsy-totsy¹

First recorded in 1925–30; allegedly coined by Billy DeBeck (1890–1942), U.S. cartoonist; rhyming compound based on hot