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Motty vs Totty - What's the difference?

motty | totty |

As adjectives the difference between motty and totty

is that motty is full of, or consisting of, motes while totty is unsteady; dizzy; tottery.

As a noun totty is

sexually attractive women considered collectively; usually connoting a connection with the upper class.

motty

English

Alternative forms

* mottie

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • (Scotland) Full of, or consisting of, motes.
    • The motty dust reek raised by the workmen. — H. Miller.
    (Webster 1913)

    totty

    English

    Etymology 1

    Noun

    (-)
  • (British, slang, English) sexually attractive women considered collectively; usually connoting a connection with the .
  • (slang, English) an individual sexually attractive woman
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    • Usage notes
    Although denoting a countable subject, the noun is most often a . 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".
    Related terms
    * hotty
    Synonyms
    * talent

    Etymology 2

    Compare totter.

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (UK, obsolete, dialect) unsteady; dizzy; tottery
  • * Spenser
    • For yet his noule [head] was totty of the must.
    (Sir Walter Scott)
    (Webster 1913)