Ts
1 Americanabbreviation
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tool shed.
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top secret.
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Slang. tough shit (a euphemistic initialism used to avoid explicit vulgarity).
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Informal. transsexual.
Example Sentences
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"I had really dotted all the i's and crossed all the t's of the experiment," he said.
From Science Daily • May 18, 2026
The deputy chief told Boyd that Spivey’s body was towed “to make sure that every i’s dotted, t’s crossed to clear you.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 21, 2025
“It’s huge we all come together because after the tragic things that did happen, t’s good we remember the importance of each other and the passion of friendship, family and love.”
From Washington Times • Nov. 1, 2023
The EU's chief negotiator Maros Sefcovic hinted things were in more of a tweaking phase with i's being dotted and t's being crossed.
From BBC • Feb. 24, 2023
He saw his job at this point as mainly making sure that Singleton was crossing his t’s and dotting his is.
From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel
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