'toon

plural 'toons

1. alternativeAlternative form of toon (“cartoon”).

   Kid appeal spells success. Perhaps, given the current economy, Merrill Lynch should retire its legendary bull and hire that old ’toon favorite, Bullwinkle.

   1991 January 13, Lisa J[oan] Moore, “Buy, Buy, Baby: The Littlest Consumers”, in This World (San Francisco Chronicle), San Franscisco, Calif., page 9, column 1

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   Last month, with the unveiling of the film’s principal cast, the fans’ worst fears were realized, prompting self-proclaimed “Avatards”—chief among them ‘toon titans Yang and Kim—to launch a protest that’s generated torrents of both support and criticism.

   2009 January 29, Jeff Yang, “'Avatar' an Asian thing- why isn't the cast?”, in SFGate, archived from the original on 02 Nov 2012; quoted in ““Avatar” an Asian Thing—Why Isn’t the Cast?”, in Ken White, Race, the Hollywood Way: Current Trends, Pearson Learning Solutions, 2015, →ISBN, page 245

   Ever since he took his future wife, Anna, to see 2001’s “Monsters, Inc.”, for their second date, the Elgin, Ill., resident, 32, has used the latest release from the top-of-the-line ’toon factory to celebrate a milestone.

   2009 May 27, Susan Wloszczyna, “Pixar continues to impress with its new movie”, in The Daily Journal, Vineland, N.J., page B4, column 1

   Disney Animation takes a page out of Pixar’s well-worn playbook for “Wreck-It Ralph,” a screwball farce with a novel setting and more edge than your average Disney ’toon.

   2012 November 1, Roger Moore, “‘Ralph’ borrows from Pixar’s best”, in Caliente (Arizona Daily Star), Tucson, Ariz., page 16