Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pete tong

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.18 in modern English

Syllables: pe-te -tong
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Slang

Example Sentences

"I might have been totally Pete Tong about this type of gig being Magenta's cup of tea"
"Cor blimey guv'nor, where did they get those accents from? [...] Their accents are completely Pete Tong."

Etymology

Rhyming slang referencing English disc jockey Pete Tong, coined by Paul Oakenfold in late 1987.

Usage

Slang

Questions

What does pete tong mean?: Wrong.
Where does pete tong come from?: Rhyming slang referencing English disc jockey Pete Tong, coined by Paul Oakenfold in late 1987.

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