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Tony crony

Tony crony noun: an ingratiating political associate of the former British prime minister Tony Blair.

Noun

Tony crony (plural Tony cronies)

  1. (UK, derogatory, humorous, informal) An ingratiating political associate of the former British prime minister Tony Blair.
    • ...including such folk as Peter Mandelson, a Labour spin doctor-turned-minister, and Lord Alli, an ennobled Asian Tony-crony with a television company.1998, The Economist
    • Falconer is basically a good egg but his reputation as a "Tony crony" and his involvement with the Millennium Dome do him no favours.2001, Royal Town Planning Institute, Planning: For the Natural and Built Environment
    Synonyms:
    Blairite

Synonyms of Tony crony

Forms of Tony crony

pluralTony cronies

Origin of Tony crony

From Tony + crony, chosen for the rhyme.

Questions about Tony crony

What does Tony crony mean?
Tony crony means an ingratiating political associate of the former British prime minister Tony Blair.
What part of speech is Tony crony?
Tony crony is a noun.
What is the plural of Tony crony?
The plural of Tony crony is Tony cronies.

Words near Tony crony in the dictionary

  1. Tonucci
  2. tonus
  3. tonuses
  4. tony
  5. Tony cronies
  6. Tony crony
  7. Tony Lumpkin
  8. Tony Lumpkins
  9. Tony Soprano
  10. Tony the Tiger
  11. Tony's den

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