"cutie patootie" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˌkjuːti pəˈtuːti/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˌkjuti pəˈtuti/ [General-American], [ˌkjuɾi pəˈtuɾi] [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-cutie patootie.wav [Southern-England] Forms: cutie patooties [plural]
Rhymes: -uːti Etymology: From cutie (“cute person”) + patootie (“attractive woman; girlfriend”), probably chosen because the words rhyme. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|cutie|patootie|notext=1|t1=cute person|t2=attractive woman; girlfriend|type=exocentric}} cutie (“cute person”) + patootie (“attractive woman; girlfriend”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} cutie patootie (plural cutie patooties)
  1. (chiefly US, slang) An adorable and attractive person. Tags: US, slang Synonyms: cutie pie Related terms: cutesy-poo Translations (adorable and attractive person): söpöliini (Finnish), gulleplutt [common-gender] (Swedish)

Inflected forms

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