totting
In real, traceable use. Part of the curated seed collection; community review is coming.
Meaning · English
Collecting rags, bones, or other junk to sell on.
Register: slang
Where it’s used:
Used
American English
Examples
[…] junk collectors who go 'totting' for old clothes and broken furniture around Shepherd's Bush […]
Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30)
Sources & notes
Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30 via kaikki.org).
Common questions
What does “totting” mean?
Collecting rags, bones, or other junk to sell on.
Is “totting” formal or informal?
totting is generally slang.