Etymology

rootin' tootin'

root·in' toot·in'

Today it means: Loudly exciting or impressive; boisterous, riotous. Full definition →

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rootin' tootin' · adjective1

Possibly from rooty-toot (“something loudly exciting, boisterous, or riotous”, noun) (chiefly US, slang), from rooty-toot (“to make a tooting sound; to act in a jaunty or lively manner”, verb), ultimately imitative of a trumpet’s sound, perhaps also influenced by toot (“to go on a drinking binge or spree”) (US, slang), or tootin', tooting (intensifying adjective) (US, slang).

rootin' tootin' · adjective2

Probably from rooting (“of a pig: that digs or turns up with its snout; that rummages or searches”, adjective), reduplicated with a change of the initial consonant; compare also toot (“to see; to spy”).

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