toot

[toot]

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

1500–10; akin to Low German, German tuten, Dutch toeten, Swedish tuta in same sense; orig. imitative

Related formstoot·er, noun

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2018

Examples from the Web for tooter

Historical Examples of tooter

He engaged Mr. Tooter to be there with his fife, and Mr. Noggin with his drum.
Winning His Way
Charles Carleton Coffin
You've got the tooter's room; he has his schoolroom next door.
Denis Dent
Ernest W. Hornung
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
Mr. Tooter and Mr. Noggin, with Mr. Chrome, who had a new flag, walked out upon the parade-ground.
Winning His Way
Charles Carleton Coffin

British Dictionary definitions for tooter

toot

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

Derived Formstooter, noun

Word Origin for toot

C16: from Middle Low German tuten, of imitative origin

toot

noun

NZ an informal name for tutu 2

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Word Origin and History for tooter

toot

c.1500, ultimately imitative, also found in Middle Low German and Low German tuten "blow a horn." Related: Tooted; tooting. The noun is recorded from 1640s. Meaning "cocaine" is attested by 1977. Tooting as a strong affirmative (e.g. you're damned tootin') is attested from 1932, American English. Toots as a slang familiar form of address to a woman or girl is recorded from 1936, American English.