# Why TOLO? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [December 12, 2004, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-tolo/279495 "2004-12-12T21:13:23Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![mikeols](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/3ec8ea/32.png) [@mikeols](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mikeols)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2004, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-tolo/279495/1 "2004-12-12T21:13:23Z")
My daughter recently started high school. The first significant event she attended (apparently studying important academic bits is not “significant” was a dance called “TOLO”. It used to be called a “Sadie Hawkins” dance because the girls ask the boys, but apparently the “Sadie Hawkins” monicker was politically incorrect. No-one I can find has a clue what it means or where it comes from, nor do web searches reveal any explanations. What does "TOLO"mean? Is it an acronym? An abbreviation? Is it meaningless? The details on the origin of Sadie Hawkins are at [http://www.straightdope.com/mailbag/msadiehawkins.html](http://www.straightdope.com/mailbag/msadiehawkins.html) ---
**Author:** ![quiltguy154](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/ad7895/32.png) [@quiltguy154](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/quiltguy154)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2004, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-tolo/279495/2 "2004-12-12T22:04:26Z")
“Take One, Leave One” Don’t know what it might mean, or if it applies, but it may be a start. ---
**Author:** ![amarinth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3be4f8/32.png) [@amarinth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amarinth)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2004, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-tolo/279495/3 "2004-12-12T22:16:30Z")
Apparently, it’s a purely western Washington thing… [here’s an older thread asking the same question](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=232448) ---
**Author:** ![iwishiwasagirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/bbce88/32.png) [@iwishiwasagirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iwishiwasagirl)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2012, 3:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-tolo/279495/4 "2012-07-06T03:32:55Z")
tolo actually means tits out legs open ---
**Author:** ![sco3tt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/45deac/32.png) [@sco3tt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sco3tt)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2012, 3:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-tolo/279495/5 "2012-07-06T03:47:19Z")
> [@iwishiwasagirl](#): > > tolo actually means tits out legs open Best username/post combination of the week. Or worst… I’m not sure. ---
**Author:** ![zoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zoid/32/336_2.png) [@zoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zoid)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2012, 4:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-tolo/279495/6 "2012-07-06T04:00:18Z")
Reported? Not sure… Let it play out? ---
**Author:** ![Ambivalid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a5b964/32.png) [@Ambivalid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ambivalid)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2012, 5:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-tolo/279495/7 "2012-07-06T05:02:15Z")
> [@zoid](#): > > Reported? > Not sure… > Let it play out? I see, nevermind. ---
**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2012, 5:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-tolo/279495/8 "2012-07-06T05:16:31Z")
> [@iwishiwasagirl](#): > > tolo actually means tits out legs open Moderator Note Juvenile jokes are not a good reason to revive an 8 year old thread. Closed.