English[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Toni
- A diminutive of the female given name Antonia, sometimes used as a formal given name.
- 1979, William Golding, Darkness Visible, page 134: "I'm not Toni any more. I'm Antonia." Sophy burst out laughing. "And I'm Sophia."
- A male given name
Noun[edit]
Toni (plural Tonis)
- (US, slang) A homosexual male who approaches male strangers (who are usually straight) and aggressively persists in asking them for sex.
Usage notes[edit]
Popular in the 1960s and 1970s, commonly in the Washington, D.C. area.
References[edit]
- The Dictionary of American Slang by Robert L. Chapman
Anagrams[edit]
- -tion, -toin, INTO, into, noit, oint, on it
Alemannic German[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Ultimately from Latin Antōnius.
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): /ˈtoni/, [ˈtoni], [-ɪ]
Proper noun[edit]
Toni m
- (Switzerland) a diminutive of the male given name Anton, from Latin, equivalent to English Tony
Further reading[edit]
- Abegg, Emil, (1911) Die Mundart von Urseren (Beiträge zur Schweizerdeutschen Grammatik. IV.) [The Dialect of Urseren], Frauenfeld, Switzerland: Huber & Co., page 32.
Cimbrian[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Toni m
- a diminutive of the male given name Anton, from Latin, equivalent to English Tony
References[edit]
- Patuzzi, Umberto, ed., (2013) Luserna / Lusérn: Le nostre parole / Ünsarne börtar / Unsere Wörter [Our Words], Luserna, Italy: Comitato unitario delle isole linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien
Finnish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Originally a diminutive of Anttoni (“Anthony”) and Anton.
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): /ˈtoni/, [ˈt̪o̞ni]
- Rhymes: -oni
- Syllabification(key): To‧ni
Proper noun[edit]
Toni
- a male given name
Declension[edit]
Toni | Tonit |
Tonin | Tonien |
Tonia | Toneja |
Toniin | Toneihin |
Toni | Tonit |
Toni | Tonit |
Tonin | |
Tonin | Tonien |
Tonia | Toneja |
Tonissa | Toneissa |
Tonista | Toneista |
Toniin | Toneihin |
Tonilla | Toneilla |
Tonilta | Toneilta |
Tonille | Toneille |
Tonina | Toneina |
Toniksi | Toneiksi |
— | Tonein |
Tonitta | Toneitta |
— | Toneineen |
Tonini | Tonimme |
Tonisi | Toninne |
Toninsa |
Anagrams[edit]
- Into, into, otin, toin