Meaning
Someone advertising for customers in an aggressive way.
Etymology
Origin: Old English
From Middle English touten (“to jut out, protrude, gaze upon, observe, peer”), from Old English *tūtian (“to be sticking out, protrude”), related to Old English tȳtan (“to stand out, be conspicuous, shine”), ultimately from Proto-Germanic *tut(t)- (“to stick out, project”). Compare Icelandic túta (“a teat-like prominence”), tútna (“to be blown up”). Possibly influenced by dialectal toot (“to stick out; project; peer out; peep”), from Middle English toten, totien, from Old English tōtian (“to peep out; look; pry; spectate”). Compare also Old English tot, ġetot (“pomp, splendour, vainglory”).
Synonyms & Antonyms
NYT Puzzle Appearances
Accepted in 41 recorded puzzles:
- 2026-08-20TGINOQU
- 2026-05-19UDELOPT
- 2026-04-30UCOMINT
- 2025-12-31TUAOFCM
- 2025-12-13UTDRNGO
- 2025-12-06OYAURCT
- 2025-11-22OGWUTIN
- 2025-08-25TAOHGLU
- 2025-08-12UARHCOT
- 2025-07-14TBRHGOU
- 2025-06-14OUDTHEM
- 2025-05-04OCTEDHU
+29 earlier appearances in the archive.