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T.O.

DCHP-3 (Apr 2024)

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T.O

abbreviation — Informal, Urban culture, Geography

a nickname for Toronto, Ontario.

Type: 1. Origin — T.O., pronounced "Tee-Oh", is a moniker for the city of Toronto, Ontario. It either originates as an abbreviation of Toronto, Ontario, or from shortening the city name Toronto. It remains one of the most popular nicknames for the city, alongside The 6ix, T-dot and YYZ.

Quotations

1964
Helping Toronto along this new path of moonlight and roses are the vast numbers of people who have come here from other, less inhibited places and countries. This gives T.O.’s romantic life an international flavor best exemplified by the case of a loathsome scoundrel who, as the saying goes, played the field.
1964
["]He makes all of $15,000 a year." "Well, that's not much in present-day T.O."
1965
You're sick, fellow, very sick indeed. But this is a tolerant, forward-leaning outfit which tries to do right by its people. The company doctor will examine you at three this afternoon. Meanwhile, don't give up hope; many sex fiends have been cured, especially in downtown T.O.
1986
Sunday afternoon is traditionally PWYC - Pay What You Can - time at a number of T.O. stages. The theatres we contacted about this live entertainment bargain had similar responses to questions about their PWYC performances: The goal is to make live theatre accessible to anyone who wishes it; there are no guilt trips - any sum of money from a penny to an amount over the regular ticket price will be accepted (although both extremes are rare and the latter is obviously more appreciated). And PWYC audiences are often the the best of the week, from the performers' point of view. And why Sunday afternoon? It's a good time to accommodate a wide range of people - especially students, seniors and theatre workers - who can't afford regular ticket prices or can't get to regular performances. PWYC originated in the early '70s, when prices were low or non- existent for most local companies.
1998
Surrounding the busy cafe, the chic concourse space is a depot for dainties from T.O. and the world: Neuhaus and great big Joseph Schmidt chocolates, Fortnum & Mason's teas and cookies, Rao's homemade pasta sauces, herbes de Provence in little clay pots.
1998
They were getting $900 for gold seats for the game between Montreal and T.O.
2006
Well I had that old slidey foot thing going real good in my life until I hit T.O. in '77.
2015
Councillor Norm Kelly's request to look at creating and installing three 3D signs around the city that would be similar to the Toronto sign in Nathan Phillips Square. Kelly's signs would read: The 6, T.O. and T Dot.
2025
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