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toon

toon

3 7.9
A short film made from drawings that look like they move
  • noun
  • /tuːn/
  • Informal
translation icon : dibujo animado
  • One can only imagine (and hope) that Dark Horse is planning a new series of stories set in the Avatar universe, as fans have clearly said they just can't get enough of this awesome toon.
  • Toon Adventures
  • Disney toon
  • Tiny Toon

Jordan has written for such popular cartoons as Tiny Toons, Unikitty and Jellystone.

Examples

  • I count on it to keep our toons updated.

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  • Viva has put forth a fantastic "toon" adventure story for early readers.

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  • If I'm gonna be useful in this toon, I have to practice.

  • And the only way to do that is to make toons respect... - the law.

  • Most TV toons would have a hard time doing this because they have no mass.

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  • We love you so much we built this joint and wrote these articles and created these toons and videos and stuff.

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  • The 3D toon earned another $11.2 million overseas for a global total of $120 million.

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  • It's a fine next step for kids who liked Toon Books' "Benny and Penny" series but aren't ready for A Wrinkle in Time or Drama.

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  • Like Toon Books, the prestigious comics publisher Drawn & Quarterly has in recent years been in the business of making the kinds of kid-friendly books that become family keepsakes.

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  • This summer, I watched a hilarious toon that made everyone laugh.

Synonyms

cartoon
vstoon
267 1.1

A movie made from drawings or images that looks like it moves

is the informal name used for the same kind of film
2 2.3

A film or TV show made from drawings that seem to move

is the informal term mainly for films rather than TV shows

Surface Forms

toon singular
toons plural

Etymology

The word toon is a short form of cartoon, a word that originally meant a large drawing on 'big paper' used by artists, so a toon is a drawing brought to life as an animated film.