tootsie

[ toot-see ]

/ ˈtʊt si /

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noun Slang.

a sweetheart; darling.

a prostitute or sexually promiscuous woman.

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Origin of tootsie

First recorded in 1900–05; of uncertain origin

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[ toot-see ]

/ ˈtʊt si /

noun Slang.

a variant of tootsy.

Frankly, the royal tootsies look like they've seen better days.
Kate's Feet|Tom Sykes|July 26, 2012|DAILY BEAST
But yer ought to 'ave bin out larst winter, then yer did 'ave to sit above yerself to keep yer tootsies dry.
Punch, Or The London Charivari, Vol. 152, January 24, 1917|Various
But if we'd only had a crop of your 'tickle-tootsies' we'd have caught those fine birds by their tail feathers and caged them.
The Riddle of the Purple Emperor|Mary E. Hanshew and Thomas W. Hanshew
The suspected representative of the “Guggenheimers” whined plaintively: “Itty tootsies awfy cold!”
The Man from the Bitter Roots|Caroline Lockhart

The local Four Hundred also report that he is a great hand at shaking the light fantastic tootsies in the dance.
Main Street|Sinclair Lewis
Mrs. Brown contentedly smiled and rocked the baby, who crowed and cooed and kicked her pretty pink tootsies.
Molly Brown of Kentucky|Nell Speed