tutu
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2.6
- noun
- /ˈtuːtuː/
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tutú
- She wore a sparkly tutu for her dance recital, which made her feel like a princess.
And you have your, your little girls painting your face, painting your nails, you're wearing tutus, playing with them.
- And you have your, your little girls painting your face, painting your nails, you're wearing tutus, playing with them.
- And this ultimately led to the modern ballerina with point shoes in a Tutu, you know, in a Tutu and wearing point shoes.
- I was when I thought macho in high school, doing a fashion show with schnoodles, poodles and wearing tutus.
- Think about it again, like maybe don't wear the Tutu Like they just like, you know, measure twice, cut once.
- And then Single Ladies by Beyoncé started to play And then we all pulled our trousers off that I'd turn into like tear away clothing had tutus on underneath.
- I've got shit loads of photos, I've put a Tutu on, a Basque stuff, dustbin bags down and it's still got the other hat on and these great big boots.
- The moment everybody's lining up in tutus like you're in a school meal, like you're in school, get in a cafeteria, my heart stops.
Examples
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Her skirt was as stiff as a tutu, and it flew out to reveal her ruffled slip.
Fiction book (1991) -
Tutus of varied colors for the dancing princesses and a special ribboned tutu for the beautiful Princess Vasalisa were purchased.
Academic text (1999) -
Have you got a tutu yet ?
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I was never able to find that original tutu, which meant a lot to me.
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I saw him in a tutu tonight.
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Does this tutu make my butt look big?
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You in the pink tutu.
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All I ever wanted was a Ballerina Barbie in her pretty pink tutu.
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Like the mums went all out with like tutus and like pink tights and ribbons and oh, it was just adorable.
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The ballerina twirled gracefully across the stage in her beautiful tutu.
Synonyms
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A very short, lightweight piece of clothing worn by ballerinas
How Short
Surface Forms
Etymology
Tutu probably comes from French and is linked to the light net fabric tulle that is often used to make the skirt. So, tutu is easy to remember because it names the short, soft, many-layered dance skirt worn by ballerinas.