hotsy-totsy
- adjective
- /ˈhɑːtsi ˈtɑːtsi/
- Archaic
:
elegante
- The party was filled with hotsy-totsy people dressed to impress.
Examples
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Well, if you must know, when I was younger I thought she was a real hotsy-totsy.
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She walked into the room looking very hotsy-totsy in her new dress.
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- Putting on that little show for all your hotsy-totsy friends?
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It's a hotsy-totsy night tonight.
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She's a real hotsy-totsy.
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He always tries to appear hotsy-totsy at social gatherings.
Synonyms
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2.2
Fashionable and attractive to many people
133
4.1
Being elegant and stylish and showing good taste
132
4.3
Looking stylish and exciting in a way that attracts attention
127
2.4
Looks neat, clean, and fashionable
85
2.6
Popular now because it follows the current style
85
2.0
Clothes or rooms that look fashionable and attractive
69
4.1
Very bright or showy in a way that attracts attention
64
3.1
Very fashionable and popular now
57
3.5
Elegant and fashionable in a simple, modern way
18
7.4
Very stylish and expensive-looking, like a fancy car or hotel
17
3.8
Stylish and neat in appearance, often because of clothes or hair
16
7.8
Neat and stylish in appearance
15
7.2
Bright and stylish in a way that draws attention
13
4.8
A bright, showy look that tries to impress people
12
3.6
Suitable for formal events like a wedding or party
8
3.2
Bright or fancy in a way that draws attention
7
7.5
Expensive and fashionable, showing that someone has money
4
7.7
Fashionable and showy in a way that seems rich
4
8.4
Having a smart, lively, and slightly bold look or manner
3
6.3
Bright and showy in style to attract attention
2
4.5
Stylish and attractive with shiny, showy details
2
9.3
Having a bold, sexy, and dramatic style like a glamorous, dangerous woman
1
9.2
Very stylish and elegant
1
8.9
Looks stylish and confident in a cool way
Looking bright and stylish and making people feel lively and cheerful
Attractive and stylish in a bold, showy way
Having bright, stylish clothes or decorations that look showy for parties
Looks very stylish and attractive
Looks very fashionable and showy, often wearing bright clothes
Looking fashionable and attractive in a way people admire
People who are very stylish and set new fashion trends
Very fashionable and neatly dressed
Having a glamorous, movie-star look and style
A person who dresses stylishly to show wealth or high social class
Being fancy and expensive, liked by rich people
Wearing stylish, elegant clothes
Antonyms
How Stylish
Surface Forms
Etymology
Hotsy-totsy probably began as a playful rhyme built on the simple word hot, which can mean 'fashionable' or 'exciting', plus a cute repeat like -sy, similar to child rhymes such as 'itsy-bitsy'. So, hotsy-totsy came to mean something that is 'just right', stylish, or impressive.