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Tonehoffing

Tonehoffing is the art of stealthily replacing an unsuspecting friend's ring tone with an embarrassing song. Basically, it's Hasselhoffing but applied to a phone.
Dude, at the Save The World charity dinner last night, I took tonehoffing to a whole new level. Replaced Bill Gates's ring tone with that gay ass song from the Apple commercial. Steve Jobs crapped his pants it was so damn funny.
by Teve Torbes August 1, 2008
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tone indicators

symbols that are put at the begining or the end of a sentence to clarify the intention of the message. some examples are: /j (joking), /srs (being serious), s/ (sarcasm)
why do you use tone indicators? /gen (genuine question)
tone indicators help, for example, neurodivergent people. the use of tone indicators makes it easier for them to interpret the tone of a text and avoid miscommunication
by iari96 October 8, 2020
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Tonea

Beautiful inside and out. A very creative, talented, down to earth individual. Will turn up at a moments notice without hesitation. The type of friend everyone needs in their corner.
Everyone needs a friend like Tonea .
by Larrell78 December 19, 2016
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Tonecist

Someone who is a "racist" but to different tones of emoji's
Johnny: Dude, I fucking hate the Santa_Tone5 emoji
Mark: DUDE! TONECIST!
by Beefaroni_Salesman November 23, 2022
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Socially tone deaf

a condition of being oblivious and/or clueless regarding the existence of social cues, nuances, mores, norms, et cetera, within a given social subset, or more often than not totally and completely and all the time. This is distinct from the more estimable traits of being indifferent or irreverant, where one is aware of social expectations, cues, et cetera, but simply doesn't care or flat out mocks and/or rejects them. Socially tone deaf people are blind, deef and dumb to the normative social standards and expectations of behavior around them, and demonstrate this with regular incidences of egregious and embarassing faux~pas and party fowling. Consistent responses to the socially tone deaf include head shaking, eye rolling, clandestined warnings under one's breath, and quick-thinking, opportunistic ditching. Syn (masc): fuckstick, (fem): bobblehead.
-Look out, here comes everybody's favorite conversationalist; for pete's sake don't get her started you know socially tone deaf she is.

-Bob is so socially tone deaf, I can't take him anywhere with me.
by Daveaflav September 2, 2011
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dulcet tones

A sound or voice so gorgeous you just have to listen to it again and again no matter what.

So recognisable that even the faintest hint of it in the distance can send your mind reeling.
"i wish i could speak to her again jus to hear those dulcet tones" see Ismay Collins
by Annon March 9, 2005
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Tone Tags

Tone tags help convey tone of voice over text. Often used by those who are neurodivergent.

I advise people to use tone tags to prevent future confusion and distress.

Guide:

/j = joking
/hj = half joking
/ij = inside joke
/c = copypasta
/ly = lyrics
/t = teasing
/lh = light-hearted
/s = sarcasm
/rt = rhetorical question
/srs = serious

/g = genuine
/p = platonic
/r = romantic
/neg = negative connotation
/pos = positive connotation
I love you!!!! /p”
This could have been read as romantic but the tone tags helps you realize it is platonic love.
by TASTYCHEMICAL September 23, 2020
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