An old American way of speaking to a woman, like "honey" or "sweetheart" used to someone you are not close to — "Sure thing, toots." It belongs to the middle of the last century, and you meet it mostly in old films, comic books, and stories set in that time.

An old American way of speaking to a woman這是舊時美國人對女性說話的一種方式 like "honey" or "sweetheart" used to someone you are not close to就像對不熟的人說「honey」或「sweetheart」一樣 "Sure thing, toots."像「Sure thing, toots.(沒問題，小姐)」 It belongs to the middle of the last century這個說法屬於上個世紀中葉 and you meet it mostly in old films, comic books, and stories set in that time你主要會在那個年代的老電影、漫畫和故事裡看到它

Between two people who know each other well it can be teasing and warm, but from a stranger, or from a man to a woman at work, it sounds like he does not take her seriously, and many women find it insulting. Today it is nearly dead in real speech; when it does appear, it is usually a joke about sounding old-fashioned.

Between two people who know each other well it can be teasing and warm在彼此熟識的兩個人之間，這樣講可以是打趣又親切 but from a stranger, or from a man to a woman at work但如果是陌生人講的，或是職場上男性對女性這樣講 it sounds like he does not take her seriously聽起來就像他不把她當一回事 and many women find it insulting很多女性會覺得受到冒犯 Today it is nearly dead in real speech今天在真實對話裡這個字幾乎已經不用了 when it does appear, it is usually a joke about sounding old-fashioned如果真的出現，通常是在開一個「講話很老派」的玩笑

Understand it, do not use it. Note that the same spelling is a completely ordinary plural verb elsewhere — a car horn toots, a train toots — and that use has nothing to do with this one.

Understand it, do not use it聽得懂就好，不要自己用 Note that the same spelling is a completely ordinary plural verb elsewhere要注意，同樣的拼法在別的地方是完全普通的動詞第三人稱單數 a car horn toots, a train toots像a car horn toots(喇叭鳴聲)、a train toots(火車鳴笛) and that use has nothing to do with this one這種用法跟這裡講的完全沒有關係