T-dot

[Goober Mcfly]

On FARK yesterday, we were discussing the Canadian accent. Things quickly degenerated into a Canada/US flame war, and from that into a Toronto/rest of Canada flame war.

Anyways, someone brought up that Toronto is known as T-dot. I have never heard this before, but I notice that Mother Russia says he/she is from T-dot.

I've always referred to Toronto as one of the following:

1. T-O,
2. Tronna,
3. the Big Smoke, or
4. damn, I'm glad I don't live there.

Is this some new-fangled, script-kiddie reference?

Help?

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[Big Papa Smurf]

TDOT, became the big name after Kardinal made a song about Toronto, and called it the Tdot. Even since then, as far as my understanding goes, it kind of stuck, especailly with the younger generetion.

Kiarra

T-dot was being used long before Kardinal Offishal used it in his song "Bakardi slang". The original term was the "T-dot-O". The term came into existance from the annual Michigan vs. Toronto highschool basketball challenge. Its no different from other hip-hop contractions like J-lo and T-mac.

 

[Goober Mcfly]

Thank you Kiarra and Big Papa Smurf.

I still think it's stupid, but it's nice to know where it came from.

 

[woohoo]

let us not forget T-to-tha-Dot-O referance in Maestro's song 416/905 (Toronto Party Anthem) I am not sure if it came before Michigan vs. Toronto highschool basketball challenge quoted by Big Papa Smurf or not

 

[djk]

<script-kiddie reference?>

Looks like I'm not the only hardcore IRCer here.

Cheers,

-djk