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A shorter more convenient form of the word: totally. This word is most commonly used by teenage girls.

The most obvious advantage of using this word is the time saved. Data collected at a prestigious university found that every syllable spoken takes approximately 0.14 seconds.

The same prestigious university also found that the average valley girl says the word totally around 190 times a day.

If you do the math, the average time saved by using the word totes as opposed to totally would save 26.6 seconds a day! Over the course of a year that adds up to 2.7 hours!!
Girl #1: I totes want to go to the shoe store because I totes need to purchase new heels.

Girl #2: Totes! I totes need a new pair too so I'll totes go with you.

Girl #3: OH EM GEE! you guys saved 0.7 seconds by saying totes instead of totally!!
Totes by ThatsWhatsup14 December 21, 2010
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A fucking lame way to say "totally"
FOOD IS TOTES GOOD LOL stfu
Totes by ha April 2, 2005
How to say Totally in retard
Omg I am Totes there bfflflfllfbfllflbfllfbfl!!!!

*kicked in the thoat*
Totes by Angelsfire December 17, 2008
A word used to shorten the word totally.

Typically used by teenage girls and 30 year olds who like to use the term because of their love of "I love you, Man."
TOTES MA GOATS!
Totes by Mrs. Farmey September 14, 2012
I am totes sick of working here.
totes by Jenn February 26, 2003
Totes, pronounced like boats with a "t," is a shortened form of the word totally.
a. Isn't that guy over there really cute?
b. totes.
totes by Emmmmmma May 28, 2006
(verb, adjective, adverb, noun, etc. etc.)

1. Salutations of some sort; also farewell - "Totes!;" "Stay totes!"

2. Action word (verb) in ambiguous context - "Totes it up!"; "Let's totes this place!"

3. Original connotation: totally - "That girl is totes hot,"; "You're totes sketch."

4. Any positive association - "Getting into college is totes!"; "Yeah, Glee is pretty much the totes!"

5. A method with which to puncture silences, esp. those of the awkward variety - "...Totes."
Life is totes.
Totes by zoyers December 4, 2010
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