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ten toes down

ten toes down adjective: dedicated, loyal.

Adjective

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

  1. (slang) Dedicated, loyal.
    • to stand ten toes down on something
    • [Chorus] All day every day all the time we stay/Ten ten toes down/Ten ten toes down/Ten ten toes down/You know what I'm talkin' 'bout2010 May 4, “Ten Toes Down” (track 4), in Ten Toes Down, performed by 8Ball & MJG

Forms of ten toes down

comparativemore ten toes down
superlativemost ten toes down

Origin of ten toes down

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.

Questions about ten toes down

What does ten toes down mean?
Ten toes down means dedicated, loyal.
What part of speech is ten toes down?
Ten toes down is an adjective.

Words near ten toes down in the dictionary

  1. ten thousand
  2. ten thousands
  3. ten to one
  4. ten to the dozen
  5. ten toes
  6. ten toes down
  7. ten ways from Sunday
  8. ten ways to Sunday
  9. ten will get you twenty
  10. ten-bagger
  11. ten-baggers

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