Tony
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1.0
- proper noun
- /ˈtoʊni/
- No, I think we were quite lucky in all coming through together at a time when it was a young person's type of boom, really, and that fresh, new Tony Blair era, where they were giving youth a chance, and they wanted to invest in youth, and it was the end of coming out of a recession.
- see Tony
- meet Tony
- Tony Blair
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Watch on YouTubeI've got Danny Price, Tony Webster, very good pastors.
- I've got Danny Price, Tony Webster, very good pastors.
- He is the same as Oprah, as Tony Robbins, as Erwin.
- My dad was sending me Tony Robbins books from prison.
- So he and I lead Ted and Tony's ski yoga trip too.
- That's and Tony short for Anthony, I guess.
- Keith Emerson, Jerry Garcia, Tony Rice, Billy Gibbons, Jeff Beck.
- LVC Jack Bauer or Tony Almeida, please.
- And this is in the months after Tony died.
- And dude, the first of all, Tony's doing stadiums doing this.
- Now, if they stop Tony, I've got to do something.
- But also look what they've lost Tony Cruz, the conductor, everything.
Examples
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See, you're setting Tony up with a real girl.
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All right, where does Tony Hawk live now?
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And this is actually great, Tony, head guy on my sales team.
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When did you first meet Tony Hawk, man?
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"But it may well be that Tony is asked to resign from some of his clubs."
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Who you calling a sellout, Tony?
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OK, I'm going to go with Tony Robbins and Ray Dalio.
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My brother's name is Tony, and he just graduated from university.
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I ran into Tony at the store yesterday; he looked really happy.
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Can you give this gift to Tony for his birthday?
Synonyms
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1.0
A common male name often short for Joseph
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4.0
A male name used as a short form of Thomas
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8.9
A male first name often used as a nickname
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2.8
A male name used as a short form of Joseph
406
6.3
A common nickname for people named Samuel
252
5.5
A man's name short for Salvatore or Salvador
152
1.4
A male first name often short for Alexander
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5.9
A man's name usually short for Alfred
Surface Forms
Etymology
Tony is a 'short form' of Anthony, an older name that comes from the Roman family name Antonius and became popular because of saints and famous people. Because people often shorten long names to make them friendlier, Tony is now used as a male given name on its own.