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hotsy-totsy

hot·sy-tot·sy
H h

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [hot-see-tot-see]
    • /ˈhɒt siˈtɒt si/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [hot-see-tot-see]
    • /ˈhɒt siˈtɒt si/

Definitions of hotsy-totsy word

  • adjective hotsy-totsy about as right as can be; perfect: He always thinks everything is just hotsy-totsy. 1
  • noun hotsy-totsy (Slang) An attractive woman, especially one who is the companion of a man. 0
  • adjective hotsy-totsy (Slang) Fine, all right, good. 0
  • adjective hotsy-totsy (Slang) (usually pejorative) Fancy, sophisticated. 0

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Origin of hotsy-totsy

First appearance:

before 1925
One of the 11% newest English words
First recorded in 1925-30; allegedly coined by Billie De Beck (died 1942), U.S. cartoonist; rhyming compound based on hot

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Parts of speech for Hotsy-totsy

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

hotsy-totsy popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 7% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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