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hotsy-totsy
[ hot-see-tot-see ]
/ ˈhɒt siˈtɒt si /
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adjective Older Slang.
about as right as can be; perfect: He always thinks everything is just hotsy-totsy.
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Origin of hotsy-totsy
First recorded in 1925–30; allegedly coined by Billy DeBeck (1890–1942), U.S. cartoonist; rhyming compound based on hot
Words nearby hotsy-totsy
hot-stove league, hot stuff, hot-swappable, hot swapping, hot switch, hotsy-totsy, hot take, hot tear, hot-tempered, Hottentot, Hottentot fig
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