toots

[too ts]

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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).

Origin of toots

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

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

toot

[toot]

noun Informal.

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

Origin of toot

First recorded in 1670–80; origin uncertain

toot

[too t]

noun Australian Informal.

lavatory; toilet.

Origin of toot

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

toot

⁴

[too t]

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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Related Words for toots

honk, blow, proclaim, whistle, shout, spree, trumpet, declare

Examples from the Web for toots

Historical Examples of toots

Faint shouts rose in the zero night, toots and sharp whistles.
The Harbor
Ernest Poole
"It's of no consequence," I stammered, making a Toots of myself.
The Blunders of a Bashful Man
Metta Victoria Fuller Victor
There was a flash of red, a cloud of dust, three other toots of agony, and the thing was gone.
Americans All
Various
Toots begged to ride a race, but he was a little shaver, and uncle was afraid.
Frank Merriwell's Races
Burt L. Standish
Toots could ride some of them that would allow nobody else to mount them.
Frank Merriwell's Races
Burt L. Standish

British Dictionary definitions for toots

toots

tootsy

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

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

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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.