patootie

patootie
patootie (n.) "sweetheart, pretty girl," colloquial American English, 1921, perhaps a corruption of POTATO (Cf. potato) (c.f. sweet potato).

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  • patootie — [pə to͞ot′ē] n. Slang 1. a sweetheart 2. the buttocks * * * …   Universalium

  • patootie — [pə to͞ot′ē] n. Slang 1. a sweetheart 2. the buttocks …   English World dictionary

  • patootie — n American 1. the backside, buttocks. An inoffensive term which may be an invention or a deformation of potato . She fell flat on her patootie. You can bet your sweet patootie I will! 2. a girlfriend or boyfriend, a sweetheart. In this (now… …   Contemporary slang

  • patootie — noun a) The buttocks. b) An attractive girl; a girlfriend …   Wiktionary

  • patootie — n The buttocks. Get out of here before I kick you in thepatootie! 1950s …   Historical dictionary of American slang

  • patootie — [pə tu:ti] noun (plural patooties) N. Amer. informal 1》 dated a girlfriend or an attractive girl. 2》 a person s buttocks. Origin 1920s: perh. an alt. of potato …   English new terms dictionary

  • patootie — …   Useful english dictionary

  • hot patootie — /hɒt pəˈtuti/ (say hot puh toohtee) noun → sweet patootie …  

  • sweet patootie — /swit pəˈtuti/ (say sweet puh toohtee) noun US Colloquial a sweetheart. Also, hot patootie. {origin uncertain; perhaps alteration of potato} …  

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