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hot·​sy-tot·​sy | \ ¦hätsē¦tätsē \

Definition of hotsy-totsy

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: comfortably stable or secure : perfect, ok had a quarrel, but everything is hotsy-totsy now

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History and Etymology for hotsy-totsy

coined about 1926 by Billie De Beck †1942 American cartoonist

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“Hotsy-totsy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hotsy-totsy. Accessed 20 May. 2022.

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