tootsie
Noun

tootsie (plural tootsies)

  1. (informal) A young woman
  2. (informal, childish) A toe
    • 1936, Curly Howard, Three Stooges, Disorder in the Court (6:43)
      And a hoofer by the name of Buck Wing was gettin' ready to shake his tootsies!
    • 1998, Joan Budilovsky, Eve Adamson, The Complete Idiot's Guide to Massage, Penguin ISBN 9780028627083, page 216
      Swedish massage techniques applied to your feet have reflexology effects, too, and give those tootsies the break they need.
    • 2006, James W. Brann, MD, Women's Healthcare Topics.com, Surviving the Joy of Pregnancy, James Brann ISBN 9780978832605
      Swollen tootsies can be very uncomfortable, not to mention you may not like looking at them. Toes that look like sausages? That's attractive for babies, but you aren't looking at baby's tootsies.
    • 2009, Vicki Lansky, Games Babies Play: From Birth to Twelve Months, Book Peddlers ISBN 9781931863650
      Babies are fascinated with their toes. Take advantage of this interest. Join in your baby's fun. Ten Little Tootsies (to “Ten Little Indians”) One little, two little, three little tootsies.
    • 2010, Esther Blum, Secrets of Gorgeous: Hundreds of Ways to Live Well While Living It Up, Chronicle Books ISBN 9780811871747, page 26
      So what's a gal to do when she's rushing about town in pointy-toe stilettos with no time to rest her weary tootsies?
    • 2011, Tony Ryan, Martica Heaner, Cross-Training For Dummies, John Wiley & Sons ISBN 9781118069264
      Take off your shoes and give those tootsies a break!



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