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toot⋅sy

[toot-see]
–noun, plural -sies. Slang.
a foot.

Origin:
1850–55; appar. expressive var. of footsy
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toot·sie   (tŏŏt'sē)   
n.   Slang
  1. Toots.

  2. A girl or young woman.

  3. or toot·sy (-sē) A person's foot.


[Origin unknown. Sense 3, alteration of footsie, diminutive of foot.]
toot·sy   (tŏŏt'sē)   
n.   pl. toot·sies Slang
Variant of tootsie.
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Word Origin & History

tootsy 
1854, baby-talk substitution for foot. Candy bar Tootsie Roll patent claims use from 1908.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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