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Tony
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- 1 Stylish, high-toned, upscale. Canada, US, informal
"“He’d scorn it. You heard what he said to-night,” answered Ben. “Never mind that. He’s got tony notions, but he isn’t a pamby, for all his talk.[…]”"
- 1 A male given name, a short form of Anthony/Antony
"For a micromoon and Friday the 13th full moon to occur together is extraordinarily rare. The last time it happened was in 1832 and it won't happen again for more than 500 years according to Tony Rice, a meteorologist and engineer at NASA."
- 2 A female given name.
- 3 A surname transferred from the given name
- 1 Any of the statuettes awarded by the American Theatre Wing.
"She was first nominated for a Tony in 1990 for “The Grapes of Wrath,” and she was nominated again, in 1996, for “Buried Child” — both times for best featured actress in a play."
- 2 A simpleton. archaic
"it would have serv'd for a Caution to People how they trifle and play the Tonies betwixt Jeft and Earnest"
Etymology
Clipping of Anthony /Antony. The statuettes awarded by the American Theatre Wing are formally known as “Antoinette Perry Awards for Excellence in Theatre”; they are named for Antoinette Perry (1888–1946), an actress, director, producer and co-founder of the American Theatre Wing, who was nicknamed Tony.
Clipping of Anthony /Antony. The statuettes awarded by the American Theatre Wing are formally known as “Antoinette Perry Awards for Excellence in Theatre”; they are named for Antoinette Perry (1888–1946), an actress, director, producer and co-founder of the American Theatre Wing, who was nicknamed Tony.
From tone + -y.
From the name Tony.
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