Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tone police

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.43 in modern English

Syllables: tone po-lice
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To complain about the tone of one or more participants in a debate or discussion, especially one perceived as heated, disrespectful, etc.

Derogatory; Slang

Example Sentences

"Many white women will tone police, dominate conversation, and then when challenged follow the following playbook[…]"
"When his commenters try to tone-police him, [Hasan] Piker will often single one of them out and say, “Congratulations, chatter, you’ve won Woke of the Day.” It’s not a compliment."

Usage

Inflected Forms

tone polices (present, singular) tone policing (participle, present) tone policed (participle, past) tone policed (past)

Phrases

tone policing

Frequently Paired Words

tone policing

Questions

What does tone police mean?: To complain about the tone of one or more participants in a debate or discussion, especially one perceived as heated, disrespectful, etc.

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