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totes

American  
[tohts] / toʊts /

adverb

Informal.
  1. totally.

    That's totes awesome!


totes British  
/ təʊts /

adverb

  1. slang totally; completely; entirely

    That is totes amazing.

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of totes

By shortening and alteration

Example Sentences

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They carry blankets, coolers, and totes with dinner.

From Salon Aug. 11, 2026

The best things had departed in the totes of people who knew what they were doing.

From Salon Aug. 4, 2026

She also totes lavender oil, a portable fan, a rosary and sour candies in a small bag she takes everywhere.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 7, 2026

It’s like I have a child — three children, my totes.

From Los Angeles Times May 28, 2026

My chair faced away from the crowd—toward Grandma’s wall of plastic totes.

From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows

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