Tina
proper nounnounphrasecommon in dialogue
- //ˈtiːnə//
A female given name.
proper noun
- 1
A female given name.
Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek wrote on social media Saturday her office had not been notified why the troops were being deployed.
- 2
A female given name. A female given name from Ancient Greek.
- 3
A female given name. A female given name from Latin.
- 4
A lake in Alaska, near/around Anchorage.
Etymology
Short form of Christina or of any female name ending in -tina, such as Martina or Albertina; frequently from Latin -ina
noun
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Variant of tinaslangAlternative letter-case form of tina (“crystal meth”).
People struggling to merely exist on a Monday smoke Tina because they feel it's the only way to overcome the dreaded comedown from all the other drugs they've taken.
phrase
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Variant of TINAAlternative letter-case form of TINA (“there is no alternative”)
Forms
- plural
- Tinas