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TNTs

TNTs is the plural of TNT.

Meaning of TNT

Noun

TNT (plural TNTs)

  1. (informal, erroneous) Dynamite or any weak explosive.
  2. (Philippines, informal) An illegal immigrant.
    • These illegal immigrants are popularly known as “TNTs,” or tago ng tago (literally, “hide and hide”). Some married American citizens to legalize their stay, while others paid for “green card” marriages.2009, Joaquin Jay Gonzalez, Filipino American Faith in Action: Immigration, Religion, and Civic Engagement, NYU Press, →ISBN, page 24

Questions about TNTs

What is TNTs the plural of?
TNTs is the plural of TNT.

Words near TNTs in the dictionary

  1. TNR
  2. TNs
  3. TNT
  4. TNT equivalent
  5. TNT equivalents
  6. TNTs
  7. TNVS
  8. TNW
  9. TNWs
  10. tnx
  11. to

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