First I've heard of a 'toot'!
It's pretty funny due to it's usage in UK slang. It can mean everything from smoking a cigarette, to snorting cocaine, to oral sex.
It's pretty funny due to it's usage in UK slang. It can mean everything from smoking a cigarette, to snorting cocaine, to oral sex.
It's much more of a friendly word for toddlers than it is a slang word for debauchery. (Example: "Toot! Toot! Packed full of fun and games, it's the Thomas & Friends Annual 2022!", https://www.amazon.co.uk/Thomas-Friends-Annual-Packed-games/...)
They officially switched from "toot" to "post" a few months ago.
Also it's silly and all of the other silly associations you have with it are a plus. "Twitter", "tweet", "google", "facebook", "amazon", "apple", "mac", "tumblr", "kindle" are all also pretty stupid names we've just gotten used to, but "toot" is OUR stupid name, and we made it ours, and if its silliness delays the corporate takeover of Mastodon, that's a huge plus.