darn tooting
You bet, absolutely
Darn tootin' is an emphatic expression of agreement or affirmation, a folksy way of saying "absolutely" or "you bet": Are you going to the fair? Darn tootin' I am!
The phrase is a euphemistic version of "damn tootin'" and carries an old-fashioned, rural American flavor.
It's now often used ironically or for comic effect.
Completely, without exception
- definitelyWith complete certainty
- certainlyWithout any doubt
- you betEmphatic casual affirmation
- exactlyWith total accuracy
indeed · positively · surely · without a doubt · for sure · no doubt · guaranteed · unquestionably
Forceful sudden utterance
- interjectionEmotional outcry word class
- outburstSudden emotional release
- declarationFormal public announcement
- assertionConfident statement of fact
expression · proclamation · emphatic · spirited · animated · hearty · vigorous · forceful
Belonging to earlier times
- rusticRural and unrefined
- homespunPlain and unpretentious
- countrifiedHaving rural qualities
- down-homeUnpretentiously simple and welcoming
colloquial · quaint · old-timey · wholesome · heartland · small-town · neighborly · plain-spoken
absolutely
Completely, without exception
- definitelyWith complete certainty
- certainlyWithout any doubt
- you betEmphatic casual affirmation
exactly · indeed · positively · surely · without a doubt · for sure · no doubt · guaranteed · unquestionably · undeniably
exclamation
Forceful sudden utterance
- interjectionEmotional outcry word class
- outburstSudden emotional release
- declarationFormal public announcement
assertion · expression · proclamation · emphatic · spirited · animated · hearty · vigorous · forceful · resounding
old-fashioned
Belonging to earlier times
- rusticRural and unrefined
- homespunPlain and unpretentious
- countrifiedHaving rural qualities
down-home · colloquial · quaint · old-timey · wholesome · heartland · small-town · neighborly · plain-spoken · unpretentious