Tone Troll

A Tone Troll is a form of internet troll focusing on the tone of arguments. A Tone Troll will typically express great consternation and offense at the style of an argument, as a way of distracting from the actual content.

This is done deliberately as a way to derail arguments; the Tone Troll prefers to muddy the issue by changing the subject diverts attention away from the merit of the argument itself and unto the specific words being used to advance it.

Commenter: I think killing people because they're gay is wrong, goddammit.

Tone Troll: How dare you use a dirty word like that! Have you no shame? I demand an apology.

Commenter: Don't you think the fact that people are being killed is slightly more important than whether I said a naughty word?

Tone Troll: Why should I listen to anything you say when you're using such filthy language?

Commenter: Okay, sorry, but what about my argument?

Tone Troll: I'm entirely too upset to continue this discussion. I think you should be more careful what you say in the future.

by LykeX September 27, 2014

toner pirate

Sleazy assholes who lie or mislead unsuspecting office staff into accepting replacement toner for corporate copy machines, or who send replacement toner unsolicited, and then bill the company at exorbitant rates.

Some intern signed for five toner cartridges, and now some fucking toner pirates have billed us for $1200.

by danimalbangbang September 12, 2005

Brian May Tone

The beautiful, searing and singing tone with which Brian May has carved out a career as guitarist for Queen and a great songwriter in his own right.

Achieved by using his custom, handcrafted Red Special instrument which was made from an old Victorian oak fireplace augmented with rosewood (for the fret board) and mahogany. This is then fed into a Treble Booster (usually a modern one made by Greg Fryer) pedal, which is amplified by either the Deacy amp or three VOX AC30s with other effects such as delay and flanger added.

Many players can buy equivelant replicas of the equipment Brian May uses, but very few players can play guitar with the same style and brilliance as the man himself.

Almost any Queen song has a good example of Brian May tone, but the crowning moment of awesome has to be all his parts on Bohemian Rhapsody, especially the first solo where the guitar sounds like it is weeping and wailing.

by SpoonCabal October 18, 2008

Toneal

A very attractive person. She is hot like a big mug of tea.. or the sun.

This cup of noodles is almost as hot as toneal!

by afoxyperson May 29, 2011

Tone-er

Tone-er; noun; An erection sustained upon the hearing of auditory guitar tone wonder (i.e Neal Schon, Lincoln Brewster, David Gilmour, Shawn Lane, Eric Johnson, Andy Wood, Blues Saraceno, Phil Collen, etc.). Exclusive to guitar players who actually know what the fuck is up.

Ex: "Dude, I was listening to some Steve Perry solo work in math the other day, Lincoln Brewster's solo on "You Better Wait" totally gave me a tone-er, and I was sitting next to that hot Russian chick." "Ouch, at least you weren't listening to Metallica."

by kipwingerhassexappeal November 20, 2011

Troned

To be knocked unconscious after being punched only once in a fight.

I was arguing with my neighbor and he troned me, I woke up a few hours later covered in blood.

by Tyrrell Willliams January 6, 2014

Troners

What Colleen Ballinger calls underwear/panties.

Colleen: "Hey Erik, do you need new troners?"
Erik: "What-"

by bubluni January 10, 2021