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    [Noun]  | "ton" | \ ˈtən \


    1: any of various units of weight:

    2: short ton

    3: metric ton


    Origin: 14th century ;

     Middle English tunne unit of weight or capacity ;

    [Noun]  | "ton" | \ ˈtōⁿ \


    1: the prevailing fashion : vogue

    2: the quality or state of being smart or fashionable


    Origin: 1756 ;

     Borrowed from French, "pitch, tone, manner, style," going back to Old French, "sound of voices, voice quality," going back to Latin tonus "strain, tension, musical pitch, note" {mat|tone:1|};

    [Noun]  | "bon ton" | \ (ˌ)bän-ˈtän \


    1: fashionable manner or style

    2: the fashionable or proper thing

    3: high society


    Origin: 1747 ;

     French, literally, good tone;

    [Noun]  | "deadweight ton" 


    1: a long ton used in indicating a ship's gross capacity —abbreviation dwt


    Origin: circa 1917 ;

    [Noun]  | "gross ton" 


    1: long ton


    Origin: circa 1923 ;

    [Noun]  | "long ton" 


    1: a unit of weight equal to 2240 pounds


    Origin: 1811 ;

    [Noun]  | "measurement ton" 


    1: ton


    Origin: circa 1934 ;

    [Noun]  | "metric ton" 


    1: a unit of mass equal to 1000 kilograms


    Origin: 1864 ;

    [Noun]  | "register ton" 


    1: ton


    Origin: circa 1909 ;

    [Noun]  | "shit ton" 


    1: a large amount or quantity


    Origin: 1991 ;

    [Noun]  | "ton" 


    1: a considerable amount;


      * e.g., " ... I received a ton of advice on the problem—all of it unsolicited "





    [Noun]  | "ton" 


    1: a practice or interest that is very popular for a short time;


      * e.g., " ... granite countertops became all the ton in kitchen decor "



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     [ "ton" ]

    1: 100 - strangely, not 1000 - GB pounds sterling. Or any other currency for that matter.

      * e.g.,  ... oi geez, lend us a ton? 


     [ "ton" ]

    2: from cockney dialect.

     [ "ton" ]

    1: The Ton is the village of Tongwynlais, a few miles north of Cardiff, Wales

      * e.g.,  ... Question: "where d'yuh live?" 

     [ "ton" ]

    1: "the ton" A speed of 100mph.

      * e.g.,  ... John nearly did the ton on the way to work. 

     [ "ton" ]

    1: used excessively in the online poker community, meaning many, lots of, several, countless, etc etc (insert any synonym of your choice)

      * e.g.,  ... Fish: I was like so crushed in that hand! 

     [ "ton" ]

    1: a unit of weight for fat people

      * e.g.,  ... Why do you need a partner? You weigh like, more than 3 tons! 

     [ "ton" ]

    1: The favorite person who gives you high fives with both hands and makes you smile on the crappiest of days. friend

      * e.g.,  ... Ton, get out of my head. 

     [ "ton" ]

    1: A unit of weight equal to 2,000 pounds (0.907 metric ton or 9018 kilograms)

      * e.g.,  ... That car weighs two tons, or, 4,000 lbs. 

     [ "ton" ]

    1: the amount jake paul weighs because he's fat.

      * e.g.,  ... guy#1: dude look at that fag jake paul over there!\ 

     [ "ton" ]

    1: Means to fight, scrap ect. This word is used down south

      * e.g.,  ... You seen that bitch get in Chris face like dat? They bout to ton in dis bitch 

     [ "ton" ]

    1: short for Tonya

      * e.g.,  ... she not pretty  


     [ "ton" ]

    2: a gurl who fat and ugly

      * e.g.,  ... not skinny 


     [ "ton" ]

    3: think she pretty

      * e.g.,  ... no one like her  


     [ "ton" ]

    4: think she skinny

      * e.g.,  ... she smells 


     [ "ton" ]

    5: think she has friend friend

      * e.g.,  ... has gracie hiat 

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