toots

[ too ts ]

/ tʊts /

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noun Slang.

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).

Nearby words

toothpick, toothsome, toothwort, toothy, tootle, toots, tootsie, tootsy, tootsy-wootsy, toowoomba, top

Origin of toots

First recorded in 1940–45; toot(sie)¹ + -s⁴

Definition for toots (2 of 5)

toot

[ toot ]

/ tut /

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 forms

toot·er, noun

Definition for toots (3 of 5)

toot

[ toot ]

/ tut /

noun Informal.

a period or instance of drunken revelry; binge; spree.

Origin of toot

First recorded in 1670–80; origin uncertain

Definition for toots (4 of 5)

toot

[ too t ]

/ tʊt /

noun Australian Informal.

lavatory; toilet.

Origin of toot

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

Definition for toots (5 of 5)

toot

⁴

[ too t ]

/ tʊt /

noun Chiefly Pennsylvania German Area.

a paper bag.

Origin of toot

⁴

< Pennsylvania German dutt; compare German Tüte < Low German tüte something horn-shaped, paper rolled into the shape of a horn (cf. toot¹)

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Examples from the Web for toots

"I've got one up my sleeve," answered Toots, busying himself about the wagon.
Dick Hamilton's Cadet Days|Howard R. Garis
Mr Toots said no more, but slipped out quietly and shut the door upon himself, to cut the Captain off from any reply.
Dombey and Son|Charles Dickens
They were all going into grandpa's coop at the farm, and then he would take care of them for Toots.
Toots and his Friends|Kate Tannatt Woods
One day Toots did not come home from the Kindergarten as usual.
Toots and his Friends|Kate Tannatt Woods

I will not be contradicting him, but will just say, ‘Toots, toots.’
Among the Humorists and After Dinner Speakers, Vol. I|Various

British Dictionary definitions for toots (1 of 3)

toots

tootsy

/ (tʊts) /

noun plural tootses or tootsies

informal, mainly US darling; sweetheart

Word Origin for toots

C20: perhaps related to earlier dialect toot worthless person, of obscure origin

British Dictionary definitions for toots (2 of 3)

toot

/ (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

Derived Forms

tooter, noun

Word Origin for toot

C16: from Middle Low German tuten, of imitative origin

British Dictionary definitions for toots (3 of 3)

toot

/ (tuːt) /

noun

NZ an informal name for tutu 2

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