Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ten toes down

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.92 in modern English

Syllables
ten -toes -down
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Dedicated, loyal.

Slang

Example Sentences

Etymology

From the notion that a person’s dedicated or loyal friend would stand their ground to protect them rather than walking or running away and would therefore keep all ten toes on the ground. Seemingly coined by the rap duo 8Ball & MJG in 2010 and popularised by the rapper Kodak Black, who raps the phrase in two tracks on his 2014 album Heart of the Projects.

Usage

Inflected Forms

more ten toes down (comparative) most ten toes down (superlative)

Questions

What does ten toes down mean?
Dedicated, loyal.
Where does ten toes down come from?
From the notion that a person’s dedicated or loyal friend would stand their ground to protect them rather than walking or running away and would therefore keep all ten toes on the ground. Seemingly coined by the rap duo 8Ball & MJG in 2010 and popularised by the rapper Kodak Black, who raps the phrase in two tracks on his 2014 album Heart of the Projects.

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