tootsie

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tootsie

  • /ˈtʊtsi/ US
  • [ˈtʰʊtsi] US

Rhymes with -ʊts

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From tootsy-wootsy, originally a playful or nursery name for a small foot, from childish pronunciation of foot.

noun tootsies · tootsy

  1. informal A young woman.
  2. childish, informal A toe. And a hoofer by the name of Buck Wing was gettin' ready to shake his tootsies!
  3. archaic, informal A foot, especially that of a woman or child.

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"tootsie." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/tootsie. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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tootsie. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/tootsie

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"tootsie." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/tootsie.

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@misc{tootsie_2026,
  title = {tootsie},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/tootsie},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}