Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

go pete tong

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.18 in modern English

Syllables: go pete -tong
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

Slang

Example Sentences

"But when Bobby got busted, it all went Pete Tong for him."
"It didn't take a brain surgeon to realize that things were obviously in danger of going Pete Tong. It was time to back off."
"Things started going Pete Tong as the superficially attractive two- or three-year fixed mortgage deals ran out, interest rates went up and the housing bubble inevitably burst."
"On leaving the train at Piccadilly, everything goes 'Pete Tong'. Services are in complete disarray, as a tree has come down onto the line at Gatley."

Etymology

Named after disc jockey Pete Tong, coined by Paul Oakenfold in late 1987.

Usage

Slang

Inflected Forms

goes Pete Tong (present, singular) going Pete Tong (participle, present) went Pete Tong (past) gone Pete Tong (participle, past)

Phrases

It's All Gone Pete Tong (2004 film)

Frequently Paired Words

It's All Gone Pete Tong (2004 film)

Questions

What does go pete tong mean?: To go wrong.
Where does go pete tong come from?: Named after disc jockey Pete Tong, coined by Paul Oakenfold in late 1987.

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