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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 мая 2019 г., 6:36
Ответы · 12
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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 мая 2019 г.
3
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 мая 2019 г.
I didn't know it comes from the word 'foot', thank you Nanren888:)
27 мая 2019 г.
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 мая 2019 г.
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