as in drunk
a bout of prolonged or excessive drinking
about every six months he disappears for a week and goes on a toot
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Recent Examples of toot
Tootsie Scooter — officially known as the divine Suzie Toot — has scooted her final toot on the RuPaul's Drag Race season 17 stage.
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Joey Nolfi, EW.com, 5 Apr. 2025
Even if zero toots escape, moving your body can, again, encourage those gut contractions that pass food through your bowels and toward your colon.
—Erica Sloan, SELF, 26 Nov. 2024
On Kelly Ripa’s Let’s Talk Off Camera podcast, Sonnenfeld told a tale of a toot.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 2 Oct. 2024
With a toot of its horn and a metallic screech, the Alishan Forest Railway rumbles out of Chiayi, a midsize city in southern Taiwan.
—Chris Schalkx, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Feb. 2020
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Joey Nolfi, EW.com, 5 Apr. 2025
Even if zero toots escape, moving your body can, again, encourage those gut contractions that pass food through your bowels and toward your colon.
—Erica Sloan, SELF, 26 Nov. 2024
On Kelly Ripa’s Let’s Talk Off Camera podcast, Sonnenfeld told a tale of a toot.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 2 Oct. 2024
With a toot of its horn and a metallic screech, the Alishan Forest Railway rumbles out of Chiayi, a midsize city in southern Taiwan.
—Chris Schalkx, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Feb. 2020
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for toot
Noun
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His endless threats, coupled with his waves of cussing, make Trump sound like a drunk in a bar looking for a fight.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Apr. 2026
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Hernandez resigned from the department in September 2023 after disciplinary action was taken against him related to, among other things, two drunk-driving arrests in four years, according to county court papers.—
City News Service,
Daily News,
8 Apr. 2026
Noun
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So, will the Rockies go on a spending spree this season?—
Patrick Saunders,
Denver Post,
12 Apr. 2026
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Gennari and photographer Chris Fallows both agree the numbers of great whites plummeted a few years before Port and Starboard began their killing spree.—
Michael H Gavshon,
CBS News,
12 Apr. 2026
Noun
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By 18, O’Rourke was a binge and blackout drinker and regularly used drugs including cocaine, amphetamines and barbiturates.—
Jan Goldsmith,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
9 Apr. 2026
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Instead of a lean eight-episode binge drop and a moody antihero, the medical drama rolls out 15-episode seasons, one a week, full of lofty ideals and heroic characters fighting the good fight.—
Jennifer Silverman,
Rolling Stone,
7 Apr. 2026
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What started as a political thriller has evolved into a post-apocalyptic mind-bender toying with time travel and alternate dimensions.—
Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
30 Mar. 2026
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But on the other hand, a rehab center for alcoholics doesn’t fold because one of its participants goes on a bender.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Mar. 2026
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“Toot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/toot. Accessed 18 Apr. 2026.
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