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Dress your pet as Elphaba with a little witch hat and a touch of green (pet-safe) hair spray, or keep it sparkly with Glinda’s tiara and tutu.
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Elizabeth Fogarty, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Sep. 2025
Even the character that looks like a wild boar in a tutu has his own personal style.
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 22 Sep. 2025
There is also a blouse and a tutu.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 18 Sep. 2025
The pregnant beauty mogul, 37, was photographed during a trip to an International Silks & Woolens store in Los Angeles wearing a black tutu top, black track pants and white cleats.
—Kayla Grant, PEOPLE, 10 Sep. 2025
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Elizabeth Fogarty, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Sep. 2025
Even the character that looks like a wild boar in a tutu has his own personal style.
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 22 Sep. 2025
There is also a blouse and a tutu.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 18 Sep. 2025
The pregnant beauty mogul, 37, was photographed during a trip to an International Silks & Woolens store in Los Angeles wearing a black tutu top, black track pants and white cleats.
—Kayla Grant, PEOPLE, 10 Sep. 2025
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“Tutu.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tutu. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.
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tutu
noun
tu·tu
ˈtü-tü 
: a short skirt that extends out and is worn by a ballerina
Etymology
French tutu "ballerina skirt," from baby talk tutu "backside"
Biographical Definition
Tutu
biographical name
Desmond Mpilo 1931–2021 South African clergyman and political activist
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