Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tnt

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.31 in modern English

Syllables: tnt
IPA

3

Scrabble Score

3

Letters

1

Syllables

2

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Abbreviation of trinitrotoluene (an explosive substance used in blasting)

noun

Dynamite or any weak explosive.

Informal

noun

An illegal immigrant.

Informal

name

Initialism of Turner Network Television, a U.S. television channel.

Example Sentences

""We have grown accustomed to a deadly paradox: the world's greatest megatonnage of TNT is buried in the heart of the earth's most productive agricultural area."
"These illegal immigrants are popularly known as “TNTs,” or tago ng tago (literally, “hide and hide”). Some married American citizens to legalize their stay, while others paid for “green card” marriages."

Etymology

All senses by acronymy or initialism formation or by metonymic relation thereto. The third sense is an initialism of Tagalog tago nang tago (literally “hide and hide”).

Word Breakdown

Root: tago nang tago

Usage

Informal

Inflected Forms

TNTs (plural)

Phrases

TNT equivalent ton of TNT

Frequently Paired Words

TNG

Synonyms

trinitrotoluene

Questions

What does tnt mean?: Abbreviation of trinitrotoluene (an explosive substance used in blasting)
Where does tnt come from?: All senses by acronymy or initialism formation or by metonymic relation thereto. The third sense is an initialism of Tagalog tago nang tago (literally “hide and hide”).

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