Meanings
plural tootsoons · alternative tootsune · alternative tutsoon
- USethnicslurA black person.
(Gesturing offstage) You are gonna tap one of these tootsoons and get me a disposable.
1993, Alan Bowne, A Snake in the Vein, page 241 more example
"A business acquaintance. I use his company as a source of capital for some of my deals. I used them last year to refinance a nuts-and-bolts company for a coupla blacks doin' work for the Navy. […] They were so grateful they made me their controller. Who can figure tootsoons?"
1993, Nick Vasile, A Member of the Family
Origin
- Italiantizzone
- Englishtootsoon
A corruption of Italian tizzone.
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