from the rooter to the tooter en · ADP
Etymology
Referring to a pig, with the rooter being the snout (with which pigs like to root), and the tooter being the anus.
Meanings
- (Southern-US, idiomatic) From head to toe.
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(Southern-US, idiomatic) So as to use everything, or waste very little.
We use 'em from the rooter to the tooter — everything but the squeal!