ton-up

adjective

fond of travelling at high speeds

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Meanings

adjectiveton-up (not comparable)
  1. UKnot comparableslangfond of travelling at high speeds
nounton-up (plural ton-ups)

plural ton-ups

  1. A speed of 100 miles an hour, especially on a motorbike.

    Are you hanging up a stocking on your wall? It's the time that every Santa has a ball Does he ride a red-nosed reindeer? Does a ton-up on his sleigh Do the fairies keep him sober for a day?

    1973, Slade, Merry Xmas Everybody
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Chicago

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