"pooty" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: pootier [comparative], pootiest [superlative]
Etymology: Representing a dialectal or colloquial pronunciation of pretty. Compare purty. The adverb is derived from the adjective. Etymology templates: {{from|en|pretty}} pretty Head templates: {{en-adj|er}} pooty (comparative pootier, superlative pootiest)
  1. (dialectal) Pretty. Tags: dialectal Categories (topical): Appearance
    Sense id: en-pooty-en-adj-en:attractive Disambiguation of Appearance: 52 38 8 2
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Adverb

Etymology: Representing a dialectal or colloquial pronunciation of pretty. Compare purty. The adverb is derived from the adjective. Etymology templates: {{from|en|pretty}} pretty Head templates: {{en-adv|-}} pooty (not comparable)
  1. (dialectal) Pretty (somewhat, fairly). Tags: dialectal, not-comparable
    Sense id: en-pooty-en-adv-iUa2osYZ
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

Forms: pooties [plural]
Etymology: Possibly a shortening of poontang. Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} pooty (countable and uncountable, plural pooties)
  1. (colloquial) The female genitalia; the vulva or vagina. Tags: colloquial, countable, uncountable Synonyms: vulva
    Sense id: en-pooty-en-noun-TAnHdpQT
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Forms: pooties [plural]
Etymology: Uncertain. Possibly from pooty (“pretty”), although that term is attested slightly later. Etymology templates: {{unc|en}} Uncertain Head templates: {{en-noun}} pooty (plural pooties)
  1. (England, dialectal, Northamptonshire) Cepaea nemoralis, one of the most common species of land snail in Europe, with a dark brown lip to its shell. Tags: England, Northamptonshire, dialectal Synonyms: grove snail
    Sense id: en-pooty-en-noun-8LtSdGi1 Categories (other): English English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 22 20 3 55 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 23 18 5 55 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 16 13 3 68
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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