Definition of tootsie
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: dear, sweetheart
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: prostitute
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Cabs are more expensive but a lot faster and easier on the tootsies, too.
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And, for those who need to give their tootsies a break, trade your boots for the famed, in-house slippers.
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Strappy stilettos may fly in California, but your tootsies may turn to icicles in Louisville next November.
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Washington crossed the Delaware in winter, and in those days, there were no battery rechargeable insoles to keep your little tootsies from freezing.
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There’s also a gym, indoor pool and spa treatments to soothe those aching tootsies.
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Tend to those tootsies with a long-lasting gel pedicure at Hello Birdie Nail & Lash Lab, known for providing creative nail art that incorporates a negative-space design at the cuticle so nail growth is less obvious.
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Origin and Etymology of tootsie
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First Known Use: 1905
in the meaning defined at sense 1
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