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Donner vs Tonner - What's the difference?

donner | tonner |

As nouns the difference between donner and tonner

is that donner is thunder while tonner is (in combination) a vehicle or other object having a specified tonnage, or weighing a specified number of tons.

donner

English

Verb

(en verb)
  • (South Africa, slang) To beat up, clobber, thrash
  • * 2005 , , Acid Alex , Zebra Press (2005), ISBN 1770070931, page 167:
    • They went into the pub and started a fight. One that was just bad enough for someone to call the boere. When the gattas arrived they got donnered for their trouble.

    References

    * Cassell's Dictionary of Slang * A Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English ----

    tonner

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (in combination) A vehicle or other object having a specified tonnage, or weighing a specified number of tons.
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