rootin' tootin'

Meanings

1. Loudly exciting or impressive; boisterous, riotous.

1. Overly inquisitive about other's affairs; interfering, nosy.

Etymology

Possibly from rooty-toot (“something loudly exciting, boisterous, or riotous”, noun) (chiefly US, slang), from rooty-toot (“to make a tooting sound; to act in a jaunty or lively manner”, verb), ultimately imitative of a trumpet’s sound, perhaps also influenced by toot (“to go on a drinking binge or spree”) (US, slang), or tootin', tooting (intensifying adjective) (US, slang).