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toot suite en · ADV

Etymology

Homophonic translation of French tout de suite.

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable, slang) Very quickly; in a hurry; straight away.
    • ‘Them bloody chaps 'ave a cushy job,’ said little Martlow with resentful envy. ‘Just fly over the line, take a peek at ol' Fritz, and as soon as a bit o' shrapnel comes their way, fuck off 'ome jildy, toot suite.’ 1929, Frederic Manning, The Middle Parts of Fortune, Vintage, published 2014, page 27:
    • The train's about to leave; you'd better get down here toot suite!

Synonyms

PDQ · ASAP

wikipedia: homophonic translation