tutoie

English

Verb

tutoie (third-person singular simple present tutoies, present participle tutoieing, simple past and past participle tutoied)

1. Alternative form of tutoy
   • 1855, “A Child of the Sun”, The Summer-Land: A Southern Story, New York, N.Y.: D. Appleton and Company, page 22:

     I took a particular delight in talking to her in French when she was angry, especially in tutoieing her, it made her so “wrathy.”

   • 1882, “Hints to Young Teachers”, in The Sabbath School Magazine, Designed for the Use of Teachers, Adult Scholars, and Parents, Glasgow: John M‘Callum & Co., page 243:

     A French teacher, by the use of ‘thou’ instead of ‘you,’ informs his pupil that he regards him as a friend; and he at once reciprocates the feeling by tutoieing in return.

   • 1970, “Introduction”, in Artistes and Admirers: A Comedy in Four Acts, Manchester University Press; Barnes & Noble Inc., page xxxii:

     One further short cut, a line or two of dialogue between the Prince and Migaev in the second act, has been made because they discuss the pros and cons of tutoieing, which is meaningless in English.

   • 1992, Richard Price, Sally Price, Equatoria, New York, N.Y., London: Routledge, →ISBN, page 285:

     LS tutoies men (Rich, AO), whom he treats as buddies, and vousvoies women (Sally, La Directrice), adopting with them the role of chivalrous patron;

French

Verb

tutoie

1. inflection of tutoyer:
   1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
   2. second-person singular imperative