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Definition of totes

totes

/toʊts/
totes

Plural:totes
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Past Simple:toted
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Past Participle:toted
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Present Participle:toting
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totes Lexical Profile

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• noun

1

Large, sturdy bags or open-topped containers used for carrying or storing items (plural of tote).

Example

"She packed the seasonal decorations into stackable plastic totes and stored them in the garage."

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• adverb

1

(slang) Totally; completely; altogether.

Example

"We are totes going to the concert this weekend if we can get tickets."

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• verb

1

To carry, lug, or transport something heavy or bulky, especially by hand (third-person singular simple present of tote).

Example

"He totes a heavy canvas bag full of textbooks across campus every morning."

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• interjection

1

(slang) Used to express enthusiastic or emphatic agreement; totally.

Example

""Do you want to grab iced coffee before class?" "Totes!""

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Word Nuance & Usage

As an adverb and interjection ('totally'), 'totes' is strictly informal slang used in casual or humorous contexts, whereas its noun and verb senses are standard inflected forms of 'tote'.

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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Totes. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/totes
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