tutu

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He has often mentioned "Toot" - his version of the Hawaiian word "tutu," or grandparent - as an example of a strong woman succeeding through intelligence and determination.

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  1. noun A short skirt, often consisting of many layers of gathered sheer fabric, worn by ballerinas.

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  • You might as well smile while you're wincing internally at the cost of little Betty's ballet shoes and tutu, after all! personal checks is a snap. —  Raven's Roads. How to live an interesting life.
  • Give Tweetybird a mohawk, turn the Tasmanian Devil into a tutu-wearing avatar - WB doesn't care. —  ClickZ News
  • She is wearing a pink tutu, and is dancing to 'I Could Have Danced All Night' from My Fair Lady. —  Blogposts | guardian.co.uk
  • I love the thought of Dwayne Johnson trying to sneak into a child's room wearing a tutu, but I also love Ashley Judd, whose romantic comedy —  Entertainment Weekly's PopWatch
  • The romantic tutu chapter includes line drawings for many different variations of the romantic tutu, including Swan Lake, Las Sylphide, Degas style and many others. —  BellaOnline - The Voice of Women
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  1. French, perhaps alteration of cucu, baby-talk reduplication of cul, buttocks; see culotte.

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  1. Maori.
 

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