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
Learner’s notesIn 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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