tootsie

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, 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

     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

     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, 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

     Take off your shoes and give those tootsies a break!

   • 2014, J. D. Robb, Festive in Death, →ISBN:

     You forgot your toe warmers this morning. ... Can't have my girl's tootsies cold." "Don't say aw again," Eve ordered, anticipating. "And never say tootsies. You're wearing badges, for God's sake