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Short for Tonton Macoute.
First known use, by meaning
- from 20th c. A member of the Tonton Macoutes in Haiti; by extension, a thug or criminal.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Today it means: A member of the Tonton Macoutes in Haiti; by extension, a thug or criminal. Full definition →
First used 20th c.