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