Toi

name, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Icetime; Abbreviation of time on ice. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    Abbreviation of TESS object of interest. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, uncountable
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    Initialism of The Times of India, an Indian newspaper. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism

    "TOI correspondent from Washington: The question from the Republican senator to President Trump's trade czar at a Congressional hearing on Tuesday was illustrative of the growing panic in MAGAsphere over President Trump's tariff gambit: "Whose throat do I get to choke if this proves to be wrong?""

  2. 2
    A male given name from the Polynesian languages.; A male given name from Māori. New-Zealand
  3. 3
    A female given name from Louisiana Creole.
  4. 4
    A male given name from the Polynesian languages.; A male given name from Samoan. US

Synonyms

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time on ice

Example

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"TOI correspondent from Washington: The question from the Republican senator to President Trump's trade czar at a Congressional hearing on Tuesday was illustrative of the growing panic in MAGAsphere over President Trump's tariff gambit: "Whose throat do I get to choke if this proves to be wrong?""

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Māori Toi, Samoan Toi, and other Polynesian languages.

Etymology 2

From Louisiana Creole Toi.

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