ootsie?

[ANNE V. GILBERT]

Anne:

Could it be a typo for "antsy"?  btw, I live out here and am fully aware of
Tim Eyman, and given that, maybe he *meant* "antsy".
Anne G
----- Original Message -----
From: "Anne Curzan" <acurzan at U.WASHINGTON.EDU>
To: <ADS-L at LISTSERV.UGA.EDU>
Sent: Monday, April 08, 2002 12:05 PM
Subject: ootsie?


> Does anyone know anything about the word "ootsie" and what it means? Tim
> Eyman, the sponsor of several tax-cutting initiatives out here in
> Seattle, is under investigation for apparent violations of
> campaign-finance laws. In an email that was recently quoted in the
> papers out here, Eyman writes:
>
> "I get ootsie even typing in the number but given the fundraising
> trajectory and the potential, it's the salary I want to try for."
>
> I just had a reporter call me asking what it might mean. Can anyone help
> here?
>
> Anne


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