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tenderoni

Syllables: ten·der·o·ni/ˌtɛndəˈɹəʊni/

tenderoni noun: a younger (often female) love interest.

Noun

tenderoni (plural tenderonis)

  1. (slang) A younger (often female) love interest.
    • Sweet tenderoni, a man should never be lonely / Sweet tenderoni, girl if I could only / I got my eye, I got my eye on you, ah you1976 September, Allan Felder, “Sweet Tenderoni”, in Goin’ Up in Smoke, performed by Eddie Kendricks
    • Tenderoni, you've got to be / Spark my nature, sugar, fly with me1983 September 19, James Ingram, Quincy Jones, Michael Jackson, “P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)”, in Thriller, performed by Michael Jackson

Examples of tenderoni in a sentence

  • Only tenderonis can give a special love / A special kind of love that makes you feel good inside1988 December 27, Babyface, Darnell Bristol, “Roni”, in Don’t Be Cruel, performed by Bobby Brown:
  • I must admit to having been somewhat taken back by the question posed to me by the young tenderoni.2008 June, Nina Tracy, “Prologue: Lonely?”, in Twenty-Eight Days, West Babylon, N.Y.: Urban Soul, →ISBN, page 3:

Forms of tenderoni

pluraltenderonis

Origin of tenderoni

Blend of tender + macaroni, a former trademark in the United States for a brand of quick-cooking macaroni introduced in the 1930s.

Words that rhyme with tenderoni

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Questions about tenderoni

What does tenderoni mean?
Tenderoni means a younger (often female) love interest.
How do you use tenderoni in a sentence?
Only tenderonis can give a special love / A special kind of love that makes you feel good inside
What part of speech is tenderoni?
Tenderoni is a noun.
How do you pronounce tenderoni?
Tenderoni is pronounced /ˌtɛndəˈɹəʊni/ (UK).
What is the plural of tenderoni?
The plural of tenderoni is tenderonis.

Words near tenderoni in the dictionary

  1. tenderness
  2. tendernesse
  3. tendernesses
  4. tenderometer
  5. tenderometers
  6. tenderoni
  7. tenderonis
  8. tenderor
  9. tenderors
  10. tenderpreneur
  11. tenderpreneurial

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