Tina

//ˈtiːnə// name, noun, phrase, slang

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A female given name. countable, uncountable

    "Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek wrote on social media Saturday her office had not been notified why the troops were being deployed."

  2. 2
    A female given name.; A female given name from Ancient Greek. countable, uncountable
  3. 3
    A female given name.; A female given name from Latin. countable, uncountable
  4. 4
    A lake in Alaska, near/around Anchorage. countable, uncountable
Noun
  1. 1
    Alternative letter-case form of tina (“crystal meth”). alt-of, slang, uncountable

    "People struggling to merely exist on a Monday smoke Tina because they feel it's the only way to overcome the dreaded comedown from all the other drugs they've taken."

  2. 2
    The drug methamphetamine hydrochloride (crystal meth). slang, uncountable
Phrase
  1. 1
    Alternative letter-case form of TINA (“there is no alternative”) alt-of
  2. 2
    Acronym of there is no alternative, a political slogan of Margaret Thatcher, promoting liberal capitalism. abbreviation, acronym, alt-of

    "Above all else, they allowed me seriously to ponder the hardest of questions: once we have conceived of a feasible socialism that blasts Thatcher’s Tina out of the water, what must we do, and how far are we willing to go, to bring it about?"

Etymology

Etymology 1

Short form of Christina or of any female name ending in -tina, such as Martina or Albertina; frequently from Latin -ina

Etymology 2

Short form of Christina or of any female name ending in -tina, such as Martina or Albertina; frequently from Latin -ina

Etymology 3

Short form of Christina or of any female name ending in -tina, such as Martina or Albertina; frequently from Latin -ina

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