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toot

/ˈtut/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.03 in modern English

Syllables
toot
IPA
/ˈtut/
4
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
2
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The noise of a horn or whistle.

Countable

noun

A fart; flatus.

Countable; Informal

noun

Cocaine.

Slang; Uncountable

noun

A portion of cocaine that a person snorts.

Countable; Slang

noun

A spree of drunkenness.

Countable; Informal; Uncountable

noun

Rubbish; tat.

Informal; Uncountable

noun

A message on the social networking software Mastodon.

Countable

verb

To stand out, or be prominent.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Probably onomatopoeic in origin. Compare Dutch toeteren (“to blow a horn”), German tuten, Swedish tuta, Danish tude. Noun etymology 1, noun sense 7 ("Mastodon post") and verb etymology 1, verb sense 10 ("to post on Mastodon") are influenced by tweet (“Twitter post”).

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈtut/
  • British English: /ˈtuːt/

Usage

Inflected Forms

toots (plural) toots (present, singular) tooting (participle, present) tooted (participle, past) tooted (past)

Derived Forms

subtoot tooter tootle untooted

Phrases

on a toot tinker's toot darn tootin' toot one's own horn toot plant toot suite toot sweet

Frequently Paired Words

tout quack pipe toot plant toot suite toot sweet

Synonyms

benzoylmethylecgonine blow Bolivian marching powder booger sugar boots California corn flakes charlie ching coke corinne crystals flake

Rhymes With

shoot suit route cute fruit root dispute boot pursuit acute recruit salute

Questions

How do you pronounce toot?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈtut/.
What does toot mean?
The noise of a horn or whistle.
Where does toot come from?
Probably onomatopoeic in origin. Compare Dutch toeteren (“to blow a horn”), German tuten, Swedish tuta, Danish tude. Noun etymology 1, noun sense 7 ("Mastodon post") and verb etymology 1, verb sense 10 ("to post on Mastodon") are influenced by tweet (“Twitter post”).

How to pronounce toot

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