Pooty vs Zooty - What's the difference?

pooty | zooty |


As adjectives the difference between pooty and zooty

is that pooty is (dialectal) pretty while zooty is (dated|informal) stylish, flashy, snappy.

As an adverb pooty

is (dialectal) pretty.

pooty

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • (dialectal) pretty
  • * 1857 , The Atlantic Monthly/Volume 1, No.1, Sally Parson's Duty
  • *:"Bless your pooty little figger-head, Sally! I don't know as 'tis, but suthin' nigh about as bad is a-comin...

    • Adverb

    (en adverb)
  • (dialectal) pretty
  • * 1884 , (Mark Twain), (The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn) Chapter VIII
  • *:"Well, you see, it 'uz dis way. Ole missus — dat's Miss Watson — she pecks on me all de time, en treats me pooty rough, but she awluz said she wouldn' sell me down to Orleans.

    • zooty

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (dated, informal) stylish, flashy, snappy.