- a variation of tootsy.
tootsie
1 Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of tootsie
First recorded in 1900–05; of uncertain origin
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A six and 20 tootsie was a girlfriend “responsible” for an Air Corps cadet returning late from leave, which merited six demerits and 20 punishment tours.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 20, 2021
In the film Frances, a studio mogul leans toward Jessica Lange, 33, playing the troubled actress Frances Farmer, and proffers a word of advice: "You're an actress, and your job is to act, tootsie."
From Time Magazine Archive
In Manhattan, pasty-faced children are more usually content to cry and squabble over tootsie rolls.
From Time Magazine Archive
"Did his 'ittle tootsie wootsy treat him mean?" asked Swanson in his most exasperating tones.
From Jimmy Kirkland and the Plot for a Pennant by Hugh S. Fullerton
"All right, little baby," Alfred would say, "I can kiss his little tootsie ootsies."
From Watch Yourself Go By by Ben W. Warden
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