tootsoon

English

Alternative forms

• tootsune, tutsoon

Etymology

A corruption of Italian tizzone.

Noun

tootsoon (plural tootsoons)

1. (US, ethnic slur) A black person.
   • 1993, Nick Vasile, A Member of the Family:

     "A business acquaintance. I use his company as a source of capital for some of my deals. I used them last year to refinance a nuts-and-bolts company for a coupla blacks doin' work for the Navy. […] They were so grateful they made me their controller. Who can figure tootsoons?"

   • 1993, Alan Bowne, A Snake in the Vein, page 24:

     (Gesturing offstage) You are gonna tap one of these tootsoons and get me a disposable.

Related terms

Related terms

ditsoon