from the rooter to the tooter

prepositional phrase

From head to toe.

“We use 'em from the rooter to the tooter — everything but the squeal!”

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Meanings

prepositional phrase
  1. Southern USidiomaticFrom head to toe.
  2. Southern USidiomaticSo as to use everything, or waste very little.

    We use 'em from the rooter to the tooter — everything but the squeal!

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
completely

Origin

Referring to a pig, with the rooter being the snout (with which pigs like to root), and the tooter being the anus.

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APA

from the rooter to the tooter. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/from%20the%20rooter%20to%20the%20tooter

MLA

“from the rooter to the tooter.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/from%20the%20rooter%20to%20the%20tooter. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “from the rooter to the tooter,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/from%20the%20rooter%20to%20the%20tooter.

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