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dial tone

1. A sound heard on a phone system when you pick up the phone and it's ready to make a call. In US telephones this consists of a 350 Hertz and a 440 Hertz sine wave (two pure tones) mixed together.

2. That ominous sound in definition 1 that indicates your girl/boy friend has hung up on you.
1."To make a call, lift the phone off the hook and place it so that the cord is facing downward near your mouth with the two sets of holes facing your head. Then listen for a dial tone. When you get a dial tone, dial the number." (instructions just in case you're Amish or haven't been in a house since 1927)

2. I got into an argument with my S.O. and got a dial tone.
mugGet the dial tonemug.

Tone deaf

The lamest excuse for all bad singers.
1:"Just a small town girl, livin' in a loooneelyyyy wo-"
2:"Stop singing. Now. Please."
3:"Hey, that's not nice, I'm tone deaf! Don't make fun of my disability!"
4:"Bitch please."
by THEChillmasters December 23, 2010
mugGet the Tone deafmug.

Copper tone

Polite word used for your hair is Ginger. Used by people who do not wish to offend ginger people!
Cara your hair has copper tones (I.e you are more ginger than a nut)
by Always_true November 13, 2014
mugGet the Copper tonemug.

to keep it tone

wearing sun-shades during any activity
e.g. he was walking his dog and tried to keep it tone.
by countofvilareal April 12, 2010
mugGet the to keep it tonemug.

Tone Fairy

given by fans and the general public of korea themselves, joy is known as ‘tone fairy’ due to her unique and fairy like vocals.

or

joy is red velvet’s tone fairy because of her honey like voice!
by joydefender101 May 3, 2022
mugGet the Tone Fairymug.

Toned up

A act of improving one’s situation

Through swag, charisma, or outright handsomeness.

Toned up- to boss up

Or the act of improving one’s situation
Whatever it may be
Instead of getting revenge after being cheated on

I figured let me tone up my life & let her envy leaving me forever

Toned up- to boss up

Or the act of improving one’s situation
Whatever it may be
by Tone October November 24, 2021
mugGet the Toned upmug.

The Tone Corleone

When one farts in a harmonious tone during sex and slaps thier partner in a gangster like fashion while blaming them for the smell.
I thought to myself, quick, use The Tone Corleone.
by Icoinedthetermblumpkin April 24, 2021
mugGet the The Tone Corleonemug.

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