toots
[ too ts ]
/ tʊts /
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).
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Definition for toots (2 of 5)
toot
1[ toot ]
/ tut /
verb (used without object)
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
11500–10; akin to Low German, German tuten, Dutch toeten, Swedish tuta in same sense; orig. imitative
Related formstoot·er, noun
Definition for toots (3 of 5)
toot
2[ toot ]
/ tut /
noun Informal.
a period or instance of drunken revelry; binge; spree.
Origin of toot
2First recorded in 1670–80; origin uncertain
Definition for toots (4 of 5)
Origin of toot
3First 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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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
1/ (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 Formstooter, noun
Word Origin for toot
C16: from Middle Low German tuten, of imitative origin
British Dictionary definitions for toots (3 of 3)
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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.
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