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Tina¹

  • /ˈtiːnə/

Where it comes from

Short form of Christina or of any female name ending in -tina, such as Martina or Albertina; frequently from Latin -ina

proper noun Tinas

  1. countable, uncountable A female given name. Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek wrote on social media Saturday her office had not been notified why the troops were being deployed.
  2. countable, uncountable A female given name from Ancient Greek.
  3. countable, uncountable A female given name from Latin.
  4. countable, uncountable A lake in Alaska, near/around Anchorage.

noun

  1. slang, uncountable Alternative letter-case form of tina (“crystal meth”). People struggling to merely exist on a Monday smoke Tina because they feel it's the only way to overcome the dreaded comedown from all the other drugs they've taken.

phrase

  1. Alternative letter-case form of TINA (“there is no alternative”)

tina²

Where it comes from

Shortening of christina (“crystal meth”), from crystal.

noun Tina

  1. slang, uncountable The drug methamphetamine hydrochloride (crystal meth).

TINA³

  • /ˈtiːnə/

Sounds like Tina

phrase

  1. abbreviation, acronym Acronym of there is no alternative, a political slogan of Margaret Thatcher, promoting liberal capitalism. Above all else, they allowed me seriously to ponder the hardest of questions: once we have conceived of a feasible socialism that blasts Thatcher’s Tina out of the water, what must we do, and how far are we willing to go, to bring it about?

Opposite: TATA

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: tena, she, lu, tna, ebit, asir, vat, tub, bathtub, sink, washtub, basin, whirlpool, hot-tub, washbowl, spa

phrase

Opposite: TATA

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"tina." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/tina. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

tina. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/tina

Chicago

"tina." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/tina.

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@misc{tina_2026,
  title = {tina},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/tina},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}