Rottie

[rot-ee]

noun

Informal.

1. a shortened form of Rottweiler.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Rottie¹

An Americanism first recorded in 1965–70; by shortening

Example Sentences

The rottie leaped from Jason's shoulder, catching the coin midflight, and skittered away.

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“She's a rottie. They're little marsupials who are misunderstood. Sweet Pea, this is Ella, and Ella, this is Sweet Pea.”

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He rubbed his nose against the rottie's tiny black snout.

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She yanked her hood back and spotted a tiny rottie slipping through the door.

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Ella went to her desk and retrieved one of the conjure candies Mama had sent her as payment to the rottie for delivering Jason's message.

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