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hootin', tootin'

hootin', tootin' is the alternative form of hootin' tootin'.

Meaning of hootin' tootin'

Adjective

hootin' tootin'

  1. Rowdy; boisterous and noisy.
    • He was the best, hootin’, tootin’ son-of-a-seacook that ever hit a prairie breeze, in spite of this dum foolishness.1902, Henry Wallace Phillips, Red Saunders: His Adventures West and East, page 58
    Synonyms:
    rootin' tootin'
  2. That makes hooting and tooting sounds.
    • And an old-fashioned hootin’ tootin’ calliope from Sioux Falls.1961, Frederick Feikema Manfred, Arrow of Love, page 170

Questions about hootin', tootin'

What is hootin', tootin' the alternative form of?
Hootin', tootin' is the alternative form of hootin' tootin'.

Words near hootin', tootin' in the dictionary

  1. hootie hoo
  2. hootier
  3. hootiest
  4. hootin'
  5. hootin' tootin'
  6. hootin', tootin'
  7. hooting
  8. hooting down
  9. hooting it up
  10. hootingly
  11. hootings

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