totty

/ (ˈtɒtɪ) /

noun

British informal people, esp women, collectively considered as sexual objects

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Word Origin for totty

C19: diminutive of tot 1

Words nearby totty

totter, tottering, tottery, tottie, totting, totty, toucan, toucanet, touch, touch and go, touchback

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Example sentences from the Web for totty

Presently the poor, starved "Totty" arrived, and throwing himself down, begged for food.
Marie|H. Rider Haggard
Totty never deigned to notice Ken and Paul, but quickly attached herself to Pete.
Polly's Southern Cruise|Lillian Elizabeth Roy
Hetty was glad of the relief, for to hold Totty in her arms, standing, was not at all a pleasant variety to her.
Adam Bede|George Eliot
In his fierce excitement he saw not whither he went, until he ran full against Totty, who was entering, with a letter in her hand.
Sharing Her Crime|May Agnes Fleming

Adam rose too, for he saw Dinah entering, with her bonnet on and a little basket in her hand, preceded by Totty.
Adam Bede|George Eliot

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