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toot

UK/ˈtʊt/ US/ˈtut/ fairly common informal slang
noun (2) verb (1)

noun

1.

a blast of a horn

2.

verb

1.

make a loud noise

  • “The horns of the taxis blared”
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Origin

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”).

Phrases

  • on a toot Terms derived from toot (noun)
  • tinker's toot Terms derived from toot (noun)

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