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rootinest tootinest

rootinest tootinest is the superlative 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

Questions about rootinest tootinest

What is rootinest tootinest the superlative form of?
Rootinest tootinest is the superlative form of rootin' tootin'.

Words near rootinest tootinest in the dictionary

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

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