si noun, plural toot·sies. Slang.
a foot.
Origin:
1850–55; apparently expressive variant of footsy
1850–55; apparently expressive variant of footsy
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| —n , pl tootses, tootsies | |
| informal chiefly (US) darling; sweetheart | |
| [C20: perhaps related to earlier dialect toot worthless person, of obscure origin] | |
| tootsy or tootsy | |
| —n | |
| [C20: perhaps related to earlier dialect toot worthless person, of obscure origin] | |
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Tootsy
is always a great word to know.
So is bezoar. Does it mean:
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
| tootsy or tootsie (ˈtʊtsɪ) | |
| —n , pl -sies | |
| a child's word for toe | |
| tootsie or tootsie | |
| —n | |
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tootsy
1854, baby-talk substitution for foot. Candy bar Tootsie Roll patent claims use from 1908.
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