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TOTTY
Etymology 1
Noun
totty (uncountable)
(British, slang) sexually attractive women considered collectively; usually connoting a connection with the upper class.
(British, slang) an individual sexually attractive woman
Usage notes
Although denoting a countable subject, the noun is most often a mass noun. A single person is described as "some totty" or "a bit of totty". But a group of people can also be referred to as "some totty" or "the totty".
Synonyms
• talent
Etymology 2
Adjective
totty (comparative more totty, superlative most totty)
(UK, obsolete, dialect) unsteady; dizzy; tottery
Etymology 3
Adjective
totty
(now, chiefly, Scotland) Tiny, wee.
Source: Wiktionary
Tot"ty, a. Etym: [OE. toti. Cf. Totter.]
Definition: Unsteady; dizzy; tottery. [Obs.or Prov. Eng.] Sir W. Scott. For yet his noule [head] was totty of the must. Spenser.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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