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noun

Tyrone

teye-ROHN
noun
1
Slang for a Black man regarded as charming or successful with women.
"Her friends joked that her new boyfriend was a total Tyrone."

How to Use Tyrone

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In plain EnglishAn informal slang use of the given name Tyrone to describe a smooth-talking, popular guy.

When to use it

Slang — mostly heard in casual speech and online, not in formal writing.

Word Forms

Tyrones plural, tyrones plural, tyrones plural

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