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toot

1  [toot]
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–verb (used without object)
1. (of a horn or whistle) to give forth its characteristic sound.
2. to make a sound resembling that of a horn, whistle, or the like.
3. to sound or blow a horn, whistle, or wind instrument.
–verb (used with object)
4. to cause (a horn, whistle, or wind instrument) to sound.
5. to sound (notes, music, etc.) on a horn or the like.
–noun
6. an act or sound of tooting.
7. Slang. cocaine.
Origin:
1500–10; akin to LG, G tuten, D toeten, Sw tuta in same sense; orig. imit.

Related forms:
tooter, noun

toot

2  [toot] ,
–noun Informal.
a period or instance of drunken revelry; binge; spree.
Origin:
1670–80; orig. uncert.

toot

3  [toot] ,
–noun Australian Informal.
lavatory; toilet.
Origin:
1945–50; perh. jocular alter. of toilet

toot

4  [toot] ,
–noun Chiefly Pennsylvania German Area.
a paper bag.
Origin:
< PaG dutt; cf. G Tüte < LG tüte something horn-shaped, paper rolled into the shape of a horn (cf. toot 1 )
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toot   (tōōt)   
v.   toot·ed, toot·ing, toots

v.   intr.

  1. To sound a horn or whistle in short blasts.

  2. To make the sound of a horn or whistle blown in short blasts or a sound resembling it.

  3. Slang To snort cocaine.

v.   tr.

  1. To blow or sound (a horn or whistle).

  2. To sound (a blast, for example) on a horn or whistle.

  3. Slang To snort (cocaine).

n.  

  1. A blast, as of a horn.

  2. Slang A drinking binge.

  3. Slang Cocaine, especially a small amount snorted at one time.


[Ultimately of imitative origin.]
toot'er n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Slang Dictionary
toot

  1. n.
    a binge; a drinking spree. : Harry's on a toot again.
  2. tv. & in.
    to drink copiously. : She could toot booze from dusk to dawn.
  3. n.
    an emotional jagof some kind. : She's on a toot about how nobody loves her anymore.
  4. n.
    a line or dose of cocaine; cocaine. : These tootheads get sort of frantic when they can't get a toot.
  5. tv. & in.
    to snorta portion of cocaine. : She tooted a couple of lines and came back.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Word Origin & History

toot  (v.)
1510, ult. imitative, also found in M.L.G. and Low Ger. tuten "blow a horn." The noun is recorded from 1641. Meaning "cocaine" is attested by 1977. Tooting as a strong affirmative (e.g. you're damned tootin') is attested from 1932, Amer.Eng. Toots as a slang familiar form of address to a woman or girl is recorded from 1936, Amer.Eng. Toot sweet "right away, promptly," 1917, Amer.Eng., represents U.S. soldiers' mangled adaptation of Fr. toute de suite.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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