Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bootie

/bˈuti/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.25 in modern English

Syllables: bootie
IPA: /bˈuti/

8

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative spelling of bootee.

noun

Obsolete form of booty (“treasure”).

Countable; Obsolete; Uncountable

noun

British usage; Obsolete; Slang

Example Sentences

"A Sea Soldier is certaine of victuals and wages, where the Land Soldiers pay will hardly find him sustenance. A Sea Soldier may now and than chaunce to haue a snapp at a bootie or a price, which may in an instant make him a fortune […]"
"[…] and buried where he fell, was disinterred by a 'Bootie' who wanted to photograph him for his album."

Usage

Inflected Forms

booties (plural)

Derived Forms

shootie

Synonyms

bootee

Rhymes With

beauty duty off-duty booty cutie fruity tutti snooty sooty maruti hootie venuti

Questions

How do you pronounce bootie?: The recorded pronunciation is /bˈuti/.
What does bootie mean?: Alternative spelling of bootee.

How to pronounce bootie

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