toot 1
— tooter , n.
/tooht/ , v.i.
1. (of a horn or whistle) to give forth its characteristic sound.
2. to make a sound resembling that of a horn, whistle, or the like.
3. to sound or blow a horn, whistle, or wind instrument.
v.t.
4. to cause (a horn, whistle, or wind instrument) to sound.
5. to sound (notes, music, etc.) on a horn or the like.
n.
6. an act or sound of tooting.
7. Slang. cocaine.
[ 1500-10; akin to LG, G tuten, D toeten, Sw tuta in same sense; orig. imit. ]
toot 2
/tooht/ , n. Informal.
a period or instance of drunken revelry; binge; spree.
[ 1670-80; orig. uncert. ]
toot 3
/toot/ , n. Australian Informal.
lavatory; toilet.
[ 1945-50; perh. jocular alter. of TOILET ]
toot 4
/toot/ , n. Chiefly Pennsylvania German Area.
a paper bag.
[
dutt; cf. G Tüte tüte something horn-shaped, paper rolled into the shape of a horn (cf. TOOT 1 ) ]