'toon

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See also: toon, Toon, tōon, and to-on

English

Noun

'toon (plural 'toons)

  1. Alternative form of toon (cartoon).
    • 1991 January 13, Lisa J Moore, “Buy, Buy, Baby: The Littlest Consumers”, in This World (San Francisco Chronicle), San Franscisco, Calif., page 9, column 1:
      Kid appeal spells success. Perhaps, given the current economy, Merrill Lynch should retire its legendary bull and hire that old ’toon favorite, Bullwinkle.
    • 2009 January 29, Jeff Yang, “'Avatar' an Asian thing- why isn't the cast?”, in SFGate, archived from the original on 2 November 2012; quoted in ““Avatar” an Asian Thing—Why Isn’t the Cast?”, in Ken White, Race, the Hollywood Way: Current Trends, Pearson Learning Solutions, 2015, →ISBN, page 245:
      Last month, with the unveiling of the film’s principal cast, the fans’ worst fears were realized, prompting self-proclaimed “Avatards”—chief among them ‘toon titans Yang and Kim—to launch a protest that’s generated torrents of both support and criticism.
    • 2009 May 27, Susan Wloszczyna, “Pixar continues to impress with its new movie”, in The Daily Journal, Vineland, N.J., page B4, column 1:
      Ever since he took his future wife, Anna, to see 2001’s “Monsters, Inc.”, for their second date, the Elgin, Ill., resident, 32, has used the latest release from the top-of-the-line ’toon factory to celebrate a milestone.
    • 2012 November 1, Roger Moore, “‘Ralph’ borrows from Pixar’s best”, in Caliente (Arizona Daily Star), Tucson, Ariz., page 16:
      Disney Animation takes a page out of Pixar’s well-worn playbook for “Wreck-It Ralph,” a screwball farce with a novel setting and more edge than your average Disney ’toon.