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单词 rooty-toot
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Definition of rooty-toot in English:

rooty-toot

(also rooti-ti-toot, rooty-tooty)
noun ˌruːtɪˈtuːtˈruːtɪˌtuːt
US slang
  • Something noisy, riotous, or lively; specifically an early style of jazz music. Also: a trumpeting or similar sound; a flourish, a fanfare. Occasionally as adjective.

verb ˌruːtɪˈtuːtˈruːtɪˌtuːt
  • no object To make a tooting sound with, or as with, a horn or trumpet.

Origin

Mid 19th century; earliest use found in Eliza Cook's Journal. From rooty-toot
mid 19th century; earliest use found in The Spirit of the Times
: a chronicle of the turf, agriculture, field sports, literature and the stage. Imitative of the sound of a trumpet, with reduplication with consonant variation. With the sense ‘to move or behave jauntily’ compare later rootin' tootin', rooty-toot.

 
 

Definition of rooty-toot in US English:

rooty-toot

(also rooti-ti-toot, rooty-tooty)
nounˈruːtɪˌtuːt
US slang
  • Something noisy, riotous, or lively; specifically an early style of jazz music. Also: a trumpeting or similar sound; a flourish, a fanfare. Occasionally as adjective.

verbˈruːtɪˌtuːt
  • no object To make a tooting sound with, or as with, a horn or trumpet.

Origin

Mid 19th century; earliest use found in Eliza Cook's Journal. From rooty-toot<br>mid 19th century; earliest use found in The Spirit of the Times: a chronicle of the turf, agriculture, field sports, literature and the stage. Imitative of the sound of a trumpet, with reduplication with consonant variation. With the sense ‘to move or behave jauntily’ compare later rootin' tootin', rooty-toot.

 
 
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