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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