Tnt
name, noun, slang ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
- 1 Abbreviation of trinitrotoluene (an explosive substance used in blasting) abbreviation, alt-of
""We have grown accustomed to a deadly paradox: the world's greatest megatonnage of TNT is buried in the heart of the earth's most productive agricultural area."
- 2 explosive consisting of a yellow crystalline compound that is a flammable toxic derivative of toluene wordnet
- 3 Dynamite. informal
- 4 An illegal immigrant. Philippines, informal
"These illegal immigrants are popularly known as “TNTs,” or tago ng tago (literally, “hide and hide”). Some married American citizens to legalize their stay, while others paid for “green card” marriages."
- 1 Initialism of Turner Network Television, a U.S. television channel. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Example
More examples""We have grown accustomed to a deadly paradox: the world's greatest megatonnage of TNT is buried in the heart of the earth's most productive agricultural area."
Etymology
All senses by acronymy or initialism formation or by metonymic relation thereto. The third sense is an initialism of Tagalog tago nang tago (literally “hide and hide”).
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