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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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Times Festival of Books, you’ll want to fill your beach totes for Memorial Day weekend later this month.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

The current canvas totes are manufactured in Vietnam and sold exclusively through Trader Joe’s own locations.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 3, 2026

Companies such as e-commerce giant Amazon have used the robot for repetitive tasks such as picking up and moving empty totes.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 17, 2025

She added, in character: "The Christmas special is going to be an absolute cracker - it's like totes fire, with all the festive feels, for reals. Slay bells!"

From BBC • Oct. 22, 2025

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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