Tina

[tee-nuh]

noun

1. a female given name.

tina

/ ˈtiːnə /

noun

1. a slang word for crystal meth

Word History and Origins

Origin of Tina¹

C21: so called because it is commonly bought in ( six ) teen ( ths ) of an ounce

Example Sentences

“We have to step up as governors to do this because the federal government is not a trusted partner right now,” said Gov. Tina Kotek of Oregon, one of four states in a newly formed group they call the West Coast Health Alliance.

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Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek said the deployment appeared to circumvent the federal judge’s Saturday ruling.

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The only involvement Tina Singh had in her daughter’s private high-school search last year was to interview educational consultants and hire one.

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“The criminal activity in the last couple of days has been counterprotesters having arguments and fights with protesters,” Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek said in a televised interview this week.

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Even so, she says she’s glad she lost record of the year and song of the year to Tina Turner’s “What’s Love Got to Do With It,” which cemented Turner’s arrival as a solo superstar following the end of her abusive marriage to Ike Turner.

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