- meaning - Origin of tootsie or tootsy (foot) - English Language . . .
TOOTSIES, feet, those of ladies and children in particular In married life it is said the husband uses this expression for the first six months, after that he terms them HOOFS In married life it is said the husband uses this expression for the first six months, after that he terms them HOOFS
- What is the origin of the term toots to refer to a woman?
The earliest instance I could find of tootsies being used to refer to the feet of a woman, rather than a baby or young child is in this memorable couplet from "The Periwinkle Girl" in Chambers's Journal (August 21, 1869)" Both high and low, and great and small, fell prostrated at her tootsies; They all were noblemen, and all had balances at
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