Tête à Toto
The tête à Toto is a French typographical design and children's game, well known to French schoolchildren.
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
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. See :fr:Blague de Toto|Blague de Toto.Other uses
- A circumlocution for "zero"
- In prostitution, slang for a prostitute – or rather, prospective prostitute – who has not had a single client.
