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toner dance (noun) : The gyrations, often unpleasing to observers, one goes through to extend the life of a tone cartridge on a printer or copier. Especially prevelent in budget strapped governmental organizations.

He performed another toner dance to get the problem log printed in time—not a pretty sight.

Submitted by: Anonymous on Sep. 01, 2006 09:37

tonever (adverb) : 1.) A time that most likely does not exist. 2.) A subtle, sarcastic promise of completion that probably won't ever happen.

"You'll probably get a raise from the boss tonever, just as soon as he dies." You might have a better chance at beating me in Basketball tonever, when I'm not around.

Submitted by: David Roy from Massachusetts on Jul. 09, 2007 15:19

tongled (noun) : When your tongue is all funky and you mispronounce words

The child was tongled.

Submitted by: Melanie on Feb. 13, 2007 16:11

Tonnephobia (noun) : A phsychological condition categorized by an adverse fear of tunnels. Etymology— 1. (Tunnel): Middle English tonel tube-shaped net, from Middle French, tun, from Old French, from tonne tun, from Medieval Latin tunna. 2. (-phobia): New Latin, from Late Latin, from Greek, from -phobos fearing, from phobos fear, flight, from phebesthai t...

Submitted by: Zhou from Virginia on Jan. 12, 2006 23:25

tonow (adverb) : at the resent time; this instant

Lets go to the movies not tomorrow, not tonight, but tonow.

Submitted by: EMILY from New York on Jan. 23, 2007 12:55

tons (adjective) : used to emphasize something, usually only heard in the way in Morris, Illinios

That concert was tons cool! —Katrina,

Submitted by: Anonymous on Sep. 28, 2007 18:21

tonsil cheese (noun) : white or yellowish material stuck in the holes of tonsils and that has a foul bad

Submitted by: J.C. Moore from Pennsylvania on Jun. 22, 2007 12:10

tonsil rocks (noun) : tonsilloliths —called also tonsil stones

Submitted by: A Nightmare On N. 22nd Street from Pennsylvania on Sep. 01, 2009 10:20

tonsil stones (noun) : accumulations of white or yellowish foul-smelling material in the crypts (holes) of the tonsils

Having tonsil stones is the main reason for strong halitosis.

Submitted by: Apollodorus from Pennsylvania on Dec. 08, 2008 13:06

tonsillolith

(noun) : a small light-colored ball consisting of mucus, collected debris, and bacteria that develops in recesses of the tonsils and that may cause discomfort and bad breath

In a 2008 case report from India, doctors described removing a giant tonsillolith that was making it painful for a young patient to swallow. —Elizabeth Svoboda, NYTimes, 8/31/2009

Submitted by: Anonymous on Aug. 31, 2009 21:01

(noun) : An impaction of material inside the crypts of the tonsils, is yellowish or whitish in color, and stinks to high heaven.

Submitted by: Opra Windoodles from Pennsylvania on Feb. 29, 2008 12:28

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