hotsy-totsy

[ hot-see-tot-see ]

adjective

, Older Slang.

1. about as right as can be; perfect:

   He always thinks everything is just hotsy-totsy.

Word History and Origins

Origin of hotsy-totsy¹

First recorded in 1925–30; allegedly coined by Billy DeBeck (1890–1942), U.S. cartoonist; rhyming compound based on hot

Example Sentences

Elisofon has an exuberant, gregarious manner and is prone to certain go-to phrases, like hotsy-totsy and easy-peasy, which becomes the basis of a playful argument between David and Sarah in the movie.

From Los Angeles Times

Disdain for age-inappropriate dressing seems to me, especially in the context of a hotsy-totsy mag like Details, to be catastrophically old-fashioned.

From Slate

It gave her others: the hotsy-totsy PE teacher in the Porky's franchise, Steve Guttenberg's love interest in Police Academy.

From The Guardian

My worries about Timothy Spall as a toff have been allayed; he's a hotsy-totsy Clarence.

From The Guardian

In that Bondian spirit, it offers "Mad Men" ice queen January Jones in a succession of revealing and/or form-fitting hotsy-totsy outfits.

From Salon