totes

[ tohts ]

/ toʊts /

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adverb Informal.

totally: That's totes awesome!

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Origin of totes

By shortening and alteration

Words nearby totes

totemism, totemist, totemite, totem pole, tote road, totes, to that effect, to the best of, to the bitter end, to the bone, to the contrary

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How to use totes in a sentence

The second upped the ante, taking aim at “cray,” “jelly,” “literally,” “teehee,” and “totes.”
Feminist, Bae, Turnt: Time’s ‘Worst Words’ List Is Sexist and Racist|Samantha Allen|November 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Totes, T-shirts, and an anthropomorphic stuffed rat are for sale at the gift shop.
Brooklyn’s Museum of Death: Inside Morbid Anatomy’s House of Intriguing Horrors|Nina Strochlic|July 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Author Veronica Roth was only 22 years old when she began writing the novels and…OMG, guuuys, you can totes tell.
Beseech Your Children Well With Plot-Spoilers|Bill Schulz|March 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
There are satchels, weekenders, totes, duffels, backpacks—even European carryalls.
Rise of the Man Purse|Isabel Wilkinson|October 13, 2011|DAILY BEAST

Yet Nancy Pelosi is peddling posh designer totes and Harry Reid is blithely denying the fiscal insolvency of Social Security.
10 More Reasons Dems are Toast|Mark McKinnon|July 30, 2010|DAILY BEAST
The rest haven't got beyond paper, and old Huz-and-Buz totes them round in his pocket, which isn't good for their growth.'
Wandering Heath|Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch
Yes, and that little chair he totes around, and look how it's all twisted out of shape.
The Onslaught from Rigel|Fletcher Pratt
They began to grow anxious, for they were to have lunched at Totes, and now they despaired of reaching that place before night.
The Works of Guy de Maupassant, Vol. 1 (of 8)|Guy de Maupassant
"Yere's de ole lady dat totes de ball," said Alf, affectionately tapping the barrel of his army gun.
Up Terrapin River|Opie P. Read
The man that totes a whiskey blossom on the end of his flue carries a cheap add for the devil.
Treading the Narrow Way|R. E. Barrett

British Dictionary definitions for totes

totes

/ (təʊts) /

adverb

British slang totally; completely; entirelyThat is totes amazing.

Word Origin for totes

shortening of totally

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