tootsy

American  

[toot-see] / ˈtʊt si /

Or tootsie

noun

Slang.

tootsies plural

1. a foot.

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tootsy British  

/ ˈtʊtsɪ /

noun

1. a child's word for toe

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• tootsies
  plural

Etymology

Origin of tootsy

First recorded in 1850–55; expressive variant of footsie ( def. )

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

tootsy tootsies

Ah, say, reverse English on the tootsy business!" says I. "This ain't any heart-throb matinee.

From Torchy by Brehm, George

No girl had ever called him her "snooky ookums," and he had never had the opportunity of calling any fair vision his "tootsy wootsy."

From Skookum Chuck Fables Bits of History, Through the Microscope by Cumming, R. D. (Robert Dalziel)

Then she replied, calling him sugar plum and tootsy wootsy and tiddley-winks.

From Edgar Saltus: The Man by Saltus, Marie

But she’s struggling too, hitting a forehand long having been handed 30-0, then comes in again and can’t dig a passing shot out of her tootsies.

From The Guardian ● Jan. 25, 2022

One hundred little tootsies, Just a myth, all the same.

From Washington Post ● Jan. 14, 2016

Chalk it up to continued improvements to in-flight comfort, such as Marc Newson’s Skybeds with massage settings in business class, and economy seats with clever hammock-style footrests for tired tootsies.

From Time ● Jul. 15, 2015

They are shaped to hug the curves of your tootsies, and are offered in incremental sizes.

From Slate ● Apr. 9, 2012

Aunt Nance will gather a big armful of the pussy-willows to take back to Mother, but you might get your little tootsies wet if you go too close to the edge.

From Molly Brown's College Friends by Speed, Nell