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An agreement between individuals wherein the last surviving participant inherits all of the assets from each member. Alternatively, the assets may be split evenly among each of the surviving members after a certain period of time.
To decide who would inherit our father's mansion, my brothers and I entered into a tontine. Only two of us remain.
tontine by Nine Iron June 6, 2005
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A sweet Mexican tator tot that is intelligent, down to earth and one of the kindest hearts you'll ever meet.
Tonanzin

is so kind
tonanzin by bearwalls May 14, 2014

Tonantzin 

A name in Nahuatl, an Aztec dialect and means "mother earth".

It cannot be said easily, so just calling them "Nancy" is generally accepted.
Guy 1: Hey, have you met my friend Tonantzin?
Guy 2: Ta-what-zon?
Guy 1: ...you can call her Nancy then.
Guy 2: Okay, that's much easier.
Tonantzin by Nancysfriend February 6, 2010
When you are lightskin muscular, and can make up your own words, especially when you are shorter than 5’8” and can lift heavy things!
I need to get up 405lbs it is constantly tontine me everytime I’m in the gym
Tontine by Datboii_jay July 5, 2018

tonative 

That look you get from your girlfriend when you have missed y’all’s anniversary and you KNOW IT, but can’t get past the TONATIVE look she has been shooting you for the past 6 hours!
My girlfriend the other night would not stop staring at me with this TONATIVE look, like she was going to kill me, because I didn’t remember our 1st anniversary !
tonative by FunnyFlirtyThirty November 19, 2019
A Couple Joint Name Of Tony and Katie, Often Meaning In Most Circles As "
The Most Explosive Love Between 2 Adam Sandler Loving Personalities That Have Collided Together Resulting In The Truest Form Of Love"
Ex. VERB: "They Are Really Tonatieing in Life"
Ex. NOUN: "Tonatie Are The Greatest"
Tonatie by Tri Force Tony May 7, 2022