toot sweet
English
editEtymology
editHomophonic translation of French tout de suite.
Pronunciation
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Adverb
edittoot sweet (not comparable)
- (slang) Alternative form of tout de suite (“very quickly; straight away”)
- 1929, Frederic Manning, The Middle Parts of Fortune, Vintage, published 2014, page 27:
- ‘Them bloody chaps 'ave a cushy job,’ said little Martlow with resentful envy. ‘Just fly over the line, take a peek at ol' Fritz, and as soon as a bit o' shrapnel comes their way, fuck off 'ome jildy, toot sweet.’