Tête à Toto
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The tête à Toto is a French typographical design and children’s game, well known to French schoolchildren, depicted at right.
It consists of the equation “0+0=0”, written with the first two ‘0’s for eyes, the ‘+’ for a nose, the ‘=’ for a mouth, and the final ‘0’ surrounding, as a stylized face or skull.
It is drawn while reciting:
la tête à Toto
Translated:
Zero plus zero equals
the head of Toto (Toto’s head)
As his head equals zero, it means that his intelligence is null.
The name, or character, of Toto is a common stock character in French culture; he is the generic child used in jokes ("Toto asks his mom..."). See Blague de Toto (Toto joke).
slang for a prostitute, or rather prospective prostitute, who has so far had zero clients; see references at Wiktionary.
It consists of the equation “0+0=0”, written with the first two ‘0’s for eyes, the ‘+’ for a nose, the ‘=’ for a mouth, and the final ‘0’ surrounding, as a stylized face or skull.
It is drawn while reciting:
Zéro plus zéro égale
la tête à Toto
Translated:
the head of Toto (Toto’s head)
As his head equals zero, it means that his intelligence is null.
The name, or character, of Toto is a common stock character in French culture; he is the generic child used in jokes ("Toto asks his mom..."). See Blague de Toto (Toto joke).
Other uses
The term is also used as a circumlocution for "zero", and in prostitutionProstitution
Prostitution is the act or practice of providing sexual services to another person in return for payment. The person who receives payment for sexual services is called a prostitute and the person who receives such services is known by a multitude of terms, including a "john". Prostitution is one of...
slang for a prostitute, or rather prospective prostitute, who has so far had zero clients; see references at Wiktionary.