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hotsy-totsy (HOT-see TOT-see) adjective, also hotsie-totsie
Just right; perfect. [Coined by Billy De Beck, cartoonist (1892-1942), famed for his comic strip "Barney Google and Snuffy Smith". Another of his coinage that has found a place in the English language dictionaries is heebie-jeebies meaning jitters or creeps (See AWAD archives, August 1997).] "(Billy Bob) Thornton has played unfathomable, soulful characters before. He was the ace air traffic controller in Pushing Tin, who baffles his colleagues by getting the hotsy-totsy girl." Stuart Jeffries, A Movie About a Barber Who Wants to Be a Dry Cleaner? The Guardian (London), May 14, 2001. This week's theme: coined words. Today's AWAD is sponsored by NannyTax, Inc., providing tax compliance services to employers of domestic help. For useful information and a free consultation, please visit: http://www.nannytax.com AND Zeus Systems providing content and related services for K-12 math & science and helping clients realize significant savings: http://zeuslearning.com ............................................................................ Compassion will cure more sins than condemnation. -Henry Ward Beecher, preacher and writer (1813-1887) Q: Tomorrow is my friend's birthday and I forgot to send her a gift. Help! A: Give the gift of words. Send a gift subscription of A.Word.A.Day at http://wordsmith.org/awad/gift.html . It is the gift that keeps on giving the whole year long, and beyond. Pronunciation: http://wordsmith.org/words/hotsy-totsy.wav http://wordsmith.org/words/hotsy-totsy.ram
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