Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tango uniform

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.51 in modern English

Syllables: tan-go u-ni-form
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Broken and unable to be fixed; dead.

Slang

Example Sentences

"I can never fly my fighter again. It is tango uniform."

Etymology

From the NATO phonetic alphabet for the letters Tango (t) and Uniform (u), from tits up or toes up.

Usage

Slang

Questions

What does tango uniform mean?: Broken and unable to be fixed; dead.
Where does tango uniform come from?: From the NATO phonetic alphabet for the letters Tango (t) and Uniform (u), from tits up or toes up.

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