Toots Hello! I saw this explanation of the word 'toots' in Urban dictionary: "Term of endearment roughly equivalent to baby. Note: Only applicable if you live in a black and white movie." What do

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Toots Hello! I saw this explanation of the word 'toots' in Urban dictionary: "Term of endearment roughly equivalent to baby. Note: Only applicable if you live in a black and white movie." What do they mean to live in a black and white movie? Is it an old-fashioned word? What is the word shade meaning: tender or ironic? Thank you!

27. Mai 2019 06:36

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Yeah, it's old style. Like 1940's american gangster era, commonly seen in black and white movies of that time.

27. Mai 2019

Yes, that its an old-fashioned term. Thats a good definition, in fact. I would only expect to hear that in a 40s or 50s American film. As far as its nuances, I would say it feels a little more playful than other terms of endearment. Maybe arrogant or cocky even.

27. Mai 2019

I didn't know it comes from the word 'foot', thank you Nanren888:)

27. Mai 2019

https://www.etymonline.com/word/toots toots (n.) slang familiar form of address to a woman or girl, 1936, American English, short for tootsie, tootsy, from tootsy-wootsy (1895), a familiar form of address to a sweetheart, originally a playful or nursery name for a small foot, from childish pronunciation of foot (n.); compare tootsy.

27. Mai 2019

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