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单词 rootin'-tootin'
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Definition of rootin'-tootin' in English:

rootin'-tootin'

adjectiveruːtɪnˈtuːtɪnˌro͞otnˈto͞otn
North American informal
  • Brashly or boisterously enthusiastic.

    a rootin'-tootin' Wild West show
    Example sentencesExamples
    • This rootin'-tootin' Texan seems like a regular Joe.
    • This time, they have real rootin'-tootin' experts saying so on the record.

Origin

Late 19th century: reduplication of rooting in the sense 'inquisitive', an early dialect sense of the compound.

 
 

Definition of rootin'-tootin' in US English:

rootin'-tootin'

adjectiveˌro͞otnˈto͞otn
North American informal
  • Brashly or boisterously enthusiastic.

    their rootin'-tootin' summer adventures
    Example sentencesExamples
    • This rootin'-tootin' Texan seems like a regular Joe.
    • This time, they have real rootin'-tootin' experts saying so on the record.

Origin

Late 19th century: reduplication of rooting in the sense ‘inquisitive’, an early dialect sense of the compound.

 
 
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