toots
- an affectionate or familiar term of address; honey; baby (sometimes offensive when used to strangers, casual acquaintances, subordinates, etc., especially by a male to a female).
Origin of toots
toot
1- (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.
- to cause (a horn, whistle, or wind instrument) to sound.
- to sound (notes, music, etc.) on a horn or the like.
- an act or sound of tooting.
- Slang. cocaine.
Origin of toot
1toot
2- a period or instance of drunken revelry; binge; spree.
Origin of toot
2toot
3- lavatory; toilet.
Origin of toot
3toot
4- a paper bag.
Origin of toot
4Examples from the Web for toots
Historical Examples of toots
Faint shouts rose in the zero night, toots and sharp whistles.
The HarborErnest Poole
"It's of no consequence," I stammered, making a Toots of myself.
The Blunders of a Bashful ManMetta Victoria Fuller Victor
There was a flash of red, a cloud of dust, three other toots of agony, and the thing was gone.
Americans AllVarious
Toots could ride some of them that would allow nobody else to mount them.
Frank Merriwell's RacesBurt L. Standish
Toots begged to ride a race, but he was a little shaver, and uncle was afraid.
Frank Merriwell's RacesBurt L. Standish
toots
tootsy
- informal, mainly US darling; sweetheart
Word Origin for toots
toot
1- to give or cause to give (a short blast, hoot, or whistle)to toot a horn; to toot a blast; the train tooted
- 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
Word Origin for toot
toot
2- NZ an informal name for tutu 2
Word Origin and History for toots
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.