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toots

American  
[toots] / tʊts /

noun

Slang.

  1. 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).

toots British  
/ tʊts /

noun

  1. informal darling; sweetheart

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Etymology

Origin of toots

First recorded in 1940–45; toot(sie) 1 + -s 4

Example Sentences

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On Monday afternoon, sporadic vuvuzela toots and car horns could still be heard downtown, although unclear whether a holdover from the prior night's celebrations or in anticipation of the team's forthcoming arrival.

From Barron's • Jan. 19, 2026

City Hall, which dates to the 16th century, toots out a cheerful jazz bugle call several times a day.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 27, 2025

The new field of digital bioacoustics is machine learning to try decipher animal speak, including honeybee toots and quacks and woops.

From Scientific American • Sep. 11, 2023

From the calls of merry market traders to the toots of check-out tills, there are many visuals and sounds that make up a high street in England.

From BBC • Mar. 21, 2023

The wind blows the eucalyptus trees, a buoy clangs, a boat horn toots, Natalie drags her toes.

From "Al Capone Does My Shirts" by Gennifer Choldenko

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