Etymology

toot

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Today it means: The noise of a horn or whistle. Full definition →

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toot · noun, verb1

Probably onomatopoeic in origin. Compare Dutch toeteren (“to blow a horn”), German tuten, Swedish tuta, Danish tude. Noun etymology 1, noun sense 7 ("Mastodon post") and verb etymology 1, verb sense 10 ("to post on Mastodon") are influenced by tweet (“Twitter post”).

toot · noun2

Perhaps a contraction of toilet.

toot · noun3

An alteration of tot, borrowed from Scots.

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