Wiktionary:Word of the day/2023/August 5

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Word of the day
for August 5
rootin' tootin' adj
  1. (US, informal, traditionally associated with the Wild West) Loudly exciting or impressive; boisterous, riotous.

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  1. (Lancashire, archaic, rare) Overly inquisitive about other's affairs; interfering, nosy.

Twins Days in Twinsburg, Ohio, USA, said to be the world’s largest annual gathering of biological twins and other multiple births, is held this year from August 4 to 6, 2023. In the spirit of this event, Wiktionary is featuring a series of terms formed by reduplication.

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