The rustic expression ring-tailed tooter applies to someone or something outstanding in some way. The term ring-tailed does most of the work here, inspired by the way a ring-tailed animal is more striking than one without such distinctive markings. Similar terms for something remarkable include ring-tailed roarer, ring-tailed squealer, ring-tailed peeler, ring-tailed mosquito, ring-tailed squeaker, ring-tailed tooter, ring-tailed snorter, ring-tailed ape, ring-tailed baboon, ring-tailed know-nothing, ring-tailed waffle brain, ring-tailed S.O.B., and ring-tailed ripsnorter. This is part of a complete episode.
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