zoot

noun, verb — 6 senses

zoot

noun

/zuːt/

Etymology Ellipsis of zoot suit.

1

US, Slang A zoot suit.

  • I couldn't wait for eight o'clock to get home to eat out of those soul-food pots of Ella's, then get dressed in my zoot and head for some of my friends' places in town, to lindy-hop and get high, […]1965, Malcolm X, Alex Haley, The Autobiography of Malcolm X, published 2015, →ISBN, page 70:
2

Lifestyle Slang A fursuit.

  • I also told him about a fur meet in which we 'squicked a bunch of mundanes' by running around in a shopping mall in zoots, etc.1997, Alterskunk, “Spokesfur to appear on BBC Radio”, in alt.fan.furry (Usenet):
  • It seems some Furries like zoots because they're the closest thing to a live anthro they can find.1999, Boomer the Dog, “Fursuits appear in the strangest places...”, in alt.lifestyle.furry (Usenet):
Derived terms
zoot up
Related terms
zoot pants, zoot shirt, zoot suit, zoot-suiter

zoot

verb

Etymology Of unknown origin.

1

Slang To rush around quickly; to scoot.

  • Lauren loves to zoot around the shopping mall. At top speed.2011, Lauren Singer, Fred and I and a Dash of Pepper, page 51:
  • As well as allowing more and more people to zoot around the city in their cars, these roads also allowed for the improvement of public transport within Cardiff.2015, David Collins, Gareth Bennett, The Little Book of Cardiff:

zoot

noun

Etymology Of unknown origin.

1

UK, Slang A marijuana cigarette.

  • How many zoots you getting out of a 3.5? I’m hearing 4 is normal🥴2020 October 13, @_OsoSandro11, Twitter:
2

Trinidad and Tobago, Slang A cigarette butt.

3

UK, Slang PCP; phencyclidine.

Derived terms
zooted, zooted up, zootie

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