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Vinony

pooty

adverb

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Wiktionary

adj

Etymology: Representing a dialectal or colloquial pronunciation of pretty. Compare purty. The adverb is derived from the adjective.

  1. Pretty.

    “1857, The Atlantic Monthly/Volume 1, No.1, Sally Parson's Duty "Bless your pooty little figger-head, Sally! I don't know as 'tis, but suthin' nigh about as bad is a-comin...”

adv

Etymology: Representing a dialectal or colloquial pronunciation of pretty. Compare purty. The adverb is derived from the adjective.

  1. Pretty (somewhat, fairly).

    “"Well, you see, it 'uz dis way. Ole missus — dat's Miss Watson — she pecks on me all de time, en treats me pooty rough, but she awluz said she wouldn' sell me down to Orleans.”

name

Etymology: Clipping of Pootin + -y.

  1. Vladimir Putin (born 1952), Russian politician who has served continuously as president or prime minister since 1999.

noun

Etymology: Uncertain. Possibly from pooty (“pretty”), although that term is attested slightly later.

  1. Cepaea nemoralis, one of the most common species of land snail in Europe, with a dark brown lip to its shell.

    “Do 'e remember that nest then? and the pooty shells I collected for you, and all our playings?”