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Toot vs Toom - What's the difference?

toot | toom |

As an interjection toot

is honk.

As an adjective toom is

(rare|or|dialectal|northern england|scotland) empty.

As a noun toom is

(chiefly scottish) a piece of waste ground where rubbish is shot or toom can be vacant time, leisure.

As a verb toom is

(rare|or|dialectal) to empty; teem.

toot

English

Alternative forms

* tout (in some verb senses only)

Noun

(en noun)
  • The noise of a horn or whistle.
    • He gave a little toot of the horn, to get their attention.
  • (by extension, informal) A fart; flatus.
  • (uncountable, slang) Cocaine.
  • (informal) A spree of drunkness.

    • Derived terms

    * on a toot

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To stand out, or be prominent.
    • (Howell)
  • To peep; to look narrowly.
    • (Latimer)
  • * Spenser
    • for birds in bushes tooting
  • To see; to spy.
  • To flatulate.
  • To make the sound of a horn or whistle.
  • * Thackeray
    • Tooting horns and rattling teams of mail coaches.
  • To cause a horn or whistle to make its sound.
  • To go on a drinking binge.

    • Derived terms

    * darn tootin' * toot one's own horn

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    toom

    English

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) toom, tom, from (etyl) .

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (rare, or, dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) Empty.
    • Derived terms
    * (l)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (chiefly Scottish) A piece of waste ground where rubbish is shot.

    • Verb

    (en verb)
  • (rare, or, dialectal) To empty; teem.

    • Etymology 2

    From (etyl) toom, tome, tom, from (etyl) .

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • Vacant time, leisure.
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