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Tony the Tiger

Tony the Tiger proper noun: a tiger cartoon character used by Kellogg Company to promote its Frosted Flakes (Frosties) cereal.

Proper noun

Tony the Tiger

  1. A tiger cartoon character used by Kellogg Company to promote its Frosted Flakes (Frosties) cereal.
    • "That so, Tony the Tiger? Then how come you're here." "Your wife sent me to ask what you wanted for breakfast, […].1994, Christopher Golden, Of Saints and Shadows, page 79
    • "Very funny", said Don, "He's harmless, he's our - what, mascot." Like Tony the Tiger. Smoke rock—it's grrrreat!"1997, Jonathan Lethem, “Light and the Sufferer”, in The Wall of the Sky, the Wall of the Eye, page 143

Examples of Tony the Tiger in a sentence

  • "I'd kind of hoped so be met by Tony the Tiger or Captain Crunch.2002, Will Shetterly, "Splatter", in Neil Gaiman, ed., Sandman, page 126
  • If they were good enough for Tony the Tiger, they were good enough for me.2003, Janet Evanovich, One for the Money, page 752:

Questions about Tony the Tiger

What does Tony the Tiger mean?
Tony the Tiger means a tiger cartoon character used by Kellogg Company to promote its Frosted Flakes (Frosties) cereal.
How do you use Tony the Tiger in a sentence?
"I'd kind of hoped so be met by Tony the Tiger or Captain Crunch.
What part of speech is Tony the Tiger?
Tony the Tiger is a proper noun.

Words near Tony the Tiger in the dictionary

  1. Tony cronies
  2. Tony crony
  3. Tony Lumpkin
  4. Tony Lumpkins
  5. Tony Soprano
  6. Tony the Tiger
  7. Tony's den
  8. tonya
  9. Tonya Finosu
  10. Tonypandy
  11. Tonyrefail

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