variants
or 'toon
plural toons or 'toons
: cartoon: such as
a
: comic strip
… launched the 'toon in 1930, with Dagwood as a lazy rich playboy and flapper Blondie as one of his many girlfriends.—
Mike Peters
Mike Peters
b
: animated cartoon
… its most recent live-action adaptation of one of its classic toons, earned a tidy $69 million in its first weekend in theaters, good enough for first place.—Mike Scott
Mike Scott
also
: a character in an animated cartoon
… it's surprisingly easy for the reader too to accept Gary Wolf's wacky universe, where humans interact with 'toons. —The New York Times
The New York Times … witty new catchphrases for the endearingly wiseass little toon Bart Simpson … —Entertainment Weekly
Entertainment Weekly
: a southeast Asian and Australian tree (Toona ciliata synonym Cedrela toona) of the mahogany family with aromatic dark red to reddish-brown wood
also
: its wood
Examples of toon in a Sentence
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Ed Meza, Variety, 5 Sep. 2025
Revenue from animation sales has fallen for five consecutive years and toon sales to the U.S. were their lowest since 2008.
—Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 2 Sep. 2025
The syndication rights for the toons were weird since the beginning of television.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 15 Aug. 2025
Dark Toons Wednesday, July 30th @ Brooklyn Commons | Free with RSVP
A gateway to mind-bending dreams, these strange, sinister, and spellbinding toons will surely transfix you.
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 12 May 2025
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Noun
While animation has traditionally been one of France’s biggest exports, international sales continue to wane for local toon shows – one of the symptoms perhaps of a fast-changing global market whose reverberations are being felt in Normandy.
—Ed Meza, Variety, 5 Sep. 2025
Revenue from animation sales has fallen for five consecutive years and toon sales to the U.S. were their lowest since 2008.
—Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 2 Sep. 2025
The syndication rights for the toons were weird since the beginning of television.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 15 Aug. 2025
Dark Toons Wednesday, July 30th @ Brooklyn Commons | Free with RSVP
A gateway to mind-bending dreams, these strange, sinister, and spellbinding toons will surely transfix you.
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 12 May 2025
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“Toon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/toon. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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