Toni
English
Proper noun
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."
- 1979 William Golding, Darkness Visible, page 134:
- A male given name
Noun
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
Popular in the 1960s and 1970s, commonly heard in the Washington, D.C. area.
References
Anagrams
Alemannic German
Proper noun
Toni m
- (Uri) A male given name, a diminutive of Anton.
References
- Abegg, Emil (1911) Die Mundart von Urseren [The Dialect of Urseren], Frauenfeld, Switzerland: Huber & co., page 32.
Finnish
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtoni/
- Hyphenation: To‧ni
Proper noun
Toni
- A male given name.
Declension
| Inflection of Toni (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | Toni | Tonit | |
| genitive | Tonin | Tonien | |
| partitive | Tonia | Toneja | |
| illative | Toniin | Toneihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | Toni | Tonit | |
| accusative | nom. | Toni | Tonit |
| gen. | Tonin | ||
| genitive | Tonin | Tonien | |
| partitive | Tonia | Toneja | |
| inessive | Tonissa | Toneissa | |
| elative | Tonista | Toneista | |
| illative | Toniin | Toneihin | |
| adessive | Tonilla | Toneilla | |
| ablative | Tonilta | Toneilta | |
| allative | Tonille | Toneille | |
| essive | Tonina | Toneina | |
| translative | Toniksi | Toneiksi | |
| instructive | — | Tonein | |
| abessive | Tonitta | Toneitta | |
| comitative | — | Toneineen | |
Anagrams
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