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Tingus Pingus

Tingus Pingus proper noun: kristaps Porziņģis, a Latvian basketball player.

Proper noun

Tingus Pingus

  1. Kristaps Porziņģis, a Latvian basketball player.
  2. Tinus Luc Koblar, a Norwegian ice hockey player.

Origin of Tingus Pingus

Originally applying to the basketball player, formed as a rhyming nickname from Latvian Porziņģis by Michael Rapaport to denigrate Porziņģis being drafted by the New York Knicks. Later transferred to the hockey player due to the similarity of Tinus to Tingus.

Questions about Tingus Pingus

What does Tingus Pingus mean?
Tingus Pingus means kristaps Porziņģis, a Latvian basketball player.
What part of speech is Tingus Pingus?
Tingus Pingus is a proper noun.

Words near Tingus Pingus in the dictionary

  1. tinguaites
  2. tinguaitic
  3. Tingub
  4. Tinguiririca
  5. Tinguirirican
  6. Tingus Pingus
  7. tinguy
  8. tinhat
  9. tinhats
  10. tinhatter
  11. tinhatters

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