toot

[ toot ]

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verb (used without object)

(of a horn or whistle) to give forth its characteristic sound.
to make a sound resembling that of a horn, whistle, or the like.

to sound or blow a horn, whistle, or wind instrument.

verb (used with object)

to cause (a horn, whistle, or wind instrument) to sound.
to sound (notes, music, etc.) on a horn or the like.

noun

an act or sound of tooting.
Slang. cocaine.

Origin of toot

First recorded in 1500–10; akin to Low German, German tuten, Dutch toeten, Swedish tuta in the same sense; imitative of the sound; 1975–80 for def. 7

Other words from toot

tooter, noun

Other definitions for toot (2 of 4)

toot²

[ toot ]

nounSlang.

a period or instance of drunken revelry; binge; spree: Those idiots went on a toot last night and spent the night in the slammer.

Origin of toot

First recorded in 1670–80; origin uncertain

Other definitions for toot (3 of 4)

toot³

[ toot ]

nounAustralian Informal.

lavatory; toilet.

Origin of toot

First recorded in 1945–50; perhaps jocular alteration of toilet

Other definitions for toot (4 of 4)

toot⁴

[ toot ]

nounChiefly Pennsylvania German.

a paper bag.
a paper cone used as a container.

Origin of toot

⁴

From Pennsylvania Dutch dutt; compare German Tüte, from Low German tüte “something horn-shaped, paper rolled into the shape of a horn”; cf. toot¹

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How to use toot in a sentence

You've got the tooter's room; he has his schoolroom next door.
Denis Dent | Ernest W. Hornung
He waved a hand to the tooter, then put his letters away and came leisurely outside.
The Reclaimers | Margaret Hill McCarter
Every French commercial traveller, buss-tooter, and Parisian jarvy is one.
Notes and Queries, No. 209, October 29 1853 | Various
Then I heard a long-drawn sigh of relief, as Tooter drew himself a foaming stein-ful of the Dortmunder beer.
The Adventures of the Eleven Cuff-Buttons | James Francis Thierry
I guess it's bad enough for Uncle Tooter to leave me to-morrow, without a threat of fisticuffs.
The Adventures of the Eleven Cuff-Buttons | James Francis Thierry

British Dictionary definitions for toot (1 of 2)

toot¹

/ (tuːt) /

verb

to give or cause to give (a short blast, hoot, or whistle): to toot a horn; to toot a blast; the train tooted

noun

the sound made by or as if by a horn, whistle, etc
slang any drug for snorting, esp cocaine

US and Canadian slang a drinking spree
(tʊt) Australian slang a lavatory

Origin of toot

C16: from Middle Low German tuten, of imitative origin

Derived forms of toot

tooter, noun

British Dictionary definitions for toot (2 of 2)

toot²

/ (tuːt) /

noun

NZ an informal name for tutu 2

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