rootin' tootin'adj.

Brit.

/ˈruːtn ˈtuːtn/, U.S.

/ˈrutn ˈtutn/,

/ˈrʊtn ˈtutn/

Forms: 1800s– rootin' tootin', 1900s– rooting tooting, 1900s– rootin tootin, 1900s– roottin toottin.

Origin: Probably formed within English, by compounding. Etymon: rooting adj.¹

Etymology: In sense 1 probably a reduplication (with variation of initial consonant) of rooting adj.¹, although compare earlier rooting n.² and toot v.¹ 2b. Sense 2 was probably formed independently; compare earlier rooty-toot n., and perhaps also tooting adj.² 2, toot v.³ 3.

1. English regional (Lancashire). Inquisitive, meddlesome. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > [adjective] > unduly

curiousa1340

inquisitive1529

prying1552

peering1568

speculative1605

emissitious1620

peeking1680

mousing1692

peery1699

long-nebbed1706

inquisitorial1796

nosy1827

nebby1860

inscrutive1882

rootin' tootin'1882

snoopy1895

stickybeak1917

nibby1942

pirooting1958

1882 J. H. Nodal & G. Milner Gloss. Lancs. Dial.: Pt. II 228 He's a rootin' tootin' sort of a chap.

2. colloquial (chiefly North American). Noisy, rumbustious, boisterous; lively, ‘rip-roaring’. Cf. rooty-toot n.Chiefly associated with the cowboy culture of the American West.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > excitement > riotous excitement > [adjective]

hog-wild1893

rah-rah1896

rootin' tootin'1901

bananas1957

ring-a-ding1960

the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > loudness > confused sound > [adjective] > rowdy noise

riotous?1456

obstreperousc1600

roaring1631

rory-tory1683

rackety1773

rowing1812

rowdyish1837

rowdy-dowy1852

rorty1899

rootin' tootin'1901

1901 Houston Daily Post 29 Sept. 10/1 John was a rootin'-tootin', fightin' and shootin' Border Ruffian from the remote Head Waters of Bitter Crick.

1924 L. B. Kozlowski in Catal. Copyright Entries: Pt. 3 (Libr. of Congr. Copyright Office) (1925) 19 276/1 (title of song) Roottin-toottin-Lou; from Kalamazoo.

1949 N.Y. Times Bk. Rev. 27 Mar. 32 ‘Smoke up the Valley’ is actually a rootin'-tootin' romance of blazing six-shooters and gore.

1963 New Statesman 24 May 786/3 I also..expressed mild surprise about a rootin' tootin' night club that advertised ‘Girls! Girls! Girls!’

2003 S. Brown Free Gift Inside! 71 Such was the lovely Lillian's allure that one of her many rootin' tootin' admirers shot dead an ungentlemanly cowpoke who cast aspersions on the rosebud's resplendence.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	rootin tootin
释义	rootin' tootin'adj. Brit. /ˈruːtn ˈtuːtn/, U.S. /ˈrutn ˈtutn/, /ˈrʊtn ˈtutn/ Forms: 1800s– rootin' tootin', 1900s– rooting tooting, 1900s– rootin tootin, 1900s– roottin toottin. Origin: Probably formed within English, by compounding. Etymon: rooting adj.¹ Etymology: In sense 1 probably a reduplication (with variation of initial consonant) of rooting adj.¹, although compare earlier rooting n.² and toot v.¹ 2b. Sense 2 was probably formed independently; compare earlier rooty-toot n., and perhaps also tooting adj.² 2, toot v.³ 3. 1. English regional (Lancashire). Inquisitive, meddlesome. rare. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > [adjective] > unduly curiousa1340 inquisitive1529 prying1552 peering1568 speculative1605 emissitious1620 peeking1680 mousing1692 peery1699 long-nebbed1706 inquisitorial1796 nosy1827 nebby1860 inscrutive1882 rootin' tootin'1882 snoopy1895 stickybeak1917 nibby1942 pirooting1958 1882 J. H. Nodal & G. Milner Gloss. Lancs. Dial.: Pt. II 228 He's a rootin' tootin' sort of a chap. 2. colloquial (chiefly North American). Noisy, rumbustious, boisterous; lively, ‘rip-roaring’. Cf. rooty-toot n.Chiefly associated with the cowboy culture of the American West. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > excitement > riotous excitement > [adjective] hog-wild1893 rah-rah1896 rootin' tootin'1901 bananas1957 ring-a-ding1960 the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > loudness > confused sound > [adjective] > rowdy noise riotous?1456 obstreperousc1600 roaring1631 rory-tory1683 rackety1773 rowing1812 rowdyish1837 rowdy-dowy1852 rorty1899 rootin' tootin'1901 1901 Houston Daily Post 29 Sept. 10/1 John was a rootin'-tootin', fightin' and shootin' Border Ruffian from the remote Head Waters of Bitter Crick. 1924 L. B. Kozlowski in Catal. Copyright Entries: Pt. 3 (Libr. of Congr. Copyright Office) (1925) 19 276/1 (title of song) Roottin-toottin-Lou; from Kalamazoo. 1949 N.Y. Times Bk. Rev. 27 Mar. 32 ‘Smoke up the Valley’ is actually a rootin'-tootin' romance of blazing six-shooters and gore. 1963 New Statesman 24 May 786/3 I also..expressed mild surprise about a rootin' tootin' night club that advertised ‘Girls! Girls! Girls!’ 2003 S. Brown Free Gift Inside! 71 Such was the lovely Lillian's allure that one of her many rootin' tootin' admirers shot dead an ungentlemanly cowpoke who cast aspersions on the rosebud's resplendence. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < adj.1882
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