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rootin'-tootin'

rootin'-tootin' is the alternative form of rootin' tootin'.

Meaning of rootin' tootin'

Adjective (1)

rootin' tootin' (humorous superlative rootinest tootinest)

  1. (US, informal, traditionally associated with the Wild West) Loudly exciting or impressive; boisterous, riotous.
    • I am happy to second the nomination of that rootin’, tootin’, son-of-a-gun from Pennsylvania, Jimmy Van Zandt.1933 August 31, George K. Brobeck, “Fifth Business Session, August 31, 1933”, in Proceedings of the 34th National Encampment of the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States, Milwaukee...
    Synonyms:
    hootin' tootin'

Adjective (2)

rootin' tootin'

  1. (archaic, rare, Lancashire) Overly inquisitive about other's affairs; interfering, nosy.
    • ROOTIN’, […] meddlesome, inquisitive. / He’s a rootin’ tootin’ sort of a chap.[1881 (date recorded), John H[oward] Nodal, George Milner, “ROOTIN’”, in A Glossary of the Lancashire Dialect (Publications of the Manchester Literary Club), part II (F–Z), Manchester: […] [F]or the...
    Synonyms:
    meddlesome, prying

Forms of rootin'-tootin'

superlative (humorous)rootin'est tootin'est

Questions about rootin'-tootin'

What is rootin'-tootin' the alternative form of?
Rootin'-tootin' is the alternative form of rootin' tootin'.

Words near rootin'-tootin' in the dictionary

  1. rootier
  2. rootiest
  3. rootin'
  4. rootin' tootin'
  5. rootin', tootin'
  6. rootin'-tootin'
  7. rootin'est tootin'est
  8. rootiness
  9. rootinest tootinest
  10. rooting
  11. rooting about

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