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Tongan time

Tongan time noun: a notional system of time which others sometimes derogatorily ascribe to Tongans, and which they sometimes jocularly ascribe to themselves, to account for their supposed tendency to be leisurely, not rigorous about scheduling, and often tardy.

Noun

Tongan time (uncountable)

  1. (derogatory, slang, sometimes) A notional system of time which others sometimes derogatorily ascribe to Tongans, and which they sometimes jocularly ascribe to themselves, to account for their supposed tendency to be leisurely, not rigorous about scheduling, and often tardy.

Questions about Tongan time

What does Tongan time mean?
Tongan time means a notional system of time which others sometimes derogatorily ascribe to Tongans, and which they sometimes jocularly ascribe to themselves, to account for their supposed tendency to be leisurely, not rigorous about scheduling, and often tardy.
What part of speech is Tongan time?
Tongan time is a noun.

Words near Tongan time in the dictionary

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  2. Tonga Trench
  3. Tongala
  4. Tongalese
  5. Tongan
  6. Tongan time
  7. Tonganah
  8. Tonganness
  9. Tonganoxie
  10. Tongans
  11. Tongaporutuan

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