hotsy-totsy
/ˈhɒtsɪˈtɒtsɪ/adjective
1
- US informal, dated used as a term of approval〈美, 非正式, 旧〉[用于表示赞同]妙极了:
hotsy-totsy rhythms thrill the air.
妙极了的节拍使空气都在颤动。
2
- US term for HOITY-TOITY.〈美〉同HOITY-TOITY.
词源
early 20th cent.: reduplication of HOT, a fanciful formation by Billie de Beck, American cartoonist.