Ton (disambiguation)
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Ton may refer to:
- Ton, a unit of mass, force, volume, energy or power.
- The Germanic word for fenced field, with the same origin as town.
- TON, Type O Negative, a goth metal band.
- The ton meant the upper levels of London society in the Regency period. Ton comes from the French word meaning tone, as used in the phrase bon ton - good manners and fashionable style.
- TON, a political party in the Netherlands.
Places:
- Ton, Italy, a commune in the province of Trento, Italy.
- Tôň, a village in Slovakia.
[edit] British slang for a hundred
For many purposes, the word ton is used in Great Britain as a short equivalent for 100 of anything[1]. This has no connection to conventional submultiples of any unit of measurement called a ton. This slang term is not often used in the United States, except for the darts meaning, and similar meanings are sometimes used in other places as well.
- In money, a ton is slang for 100 pounds sterling — this is a term with a London origin[1].
- In darts, a ton (or ton up) is a score of 100 or more points with three darts
- In cricket, a ton is a colloquial term for a century[1].
- In motor sports, the ton was a phrase used to approve of a motorcycle cafe racer who was able to attain a speed of 100 miles per hour on the motorway between transport cafes (U.S.: rest areas). Early in the 20th century the usage was for someone able to drive a car at 100 miles an hour on the Brompton Road in central London, but this became less common as traffic volumes built up.
- During the Second World War, a bomber pilot, crew, or aircraft in the Royal Air Force that had flown a hundred missions was noted as having attained the ton.
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