tooner

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noun

An animated film or TV show.

Scrabble 6

Meanings

nountooner (plural tooners)

plural tooners

  1. informaleconomicsAn animated film or TV show.

    Disney's 3D tooner "Toy Story 3" grossed $6.8 million in fourth place on Friday

    2010 October 14, Carl DiOrio, “'Despicable Me' tops Friday with $21.7 mil”, in Hollywood Reporter
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    In Hollywood, director Chris Columbus is still high on making Marvel's Fantastic Four for summer of 98 - the same target for German tooners

    1997, Film review

    A 1986 animated movie was based on the original "Transformers" television show, which was based, of course, on the popular multiform robot toy line. It didn't go over well at the boxoffice. (That tooner, incidentally, was set in 2005.)

    2007 June 29, “Transformers an exciting thrill ride”, in Reuters

    A dozen or more 3-D films, five of which hail from Europe, hit Cannes' market. At least 20 3-D indie pics, including pioneering Euro 3-D tooners "Holy Night!" from Spain's Dygra, and Pascal Herold's "Cinderella," are now in production.

    2009 June 12, John Hopewell, “3-D reaches a tipping point in Europe”, in Variety
  2. A person involved in the production of animated works or cartoons.

    Tooners must also be able to appeal to children without talking down to them or talking over their heads. There are many different kinds of animation writing.

    2004, Laurie Rozakis, The complete idiot's guide to creative writing, page 235
  3. A fan of cartoons or animated works.

Origin

From toon (“cartoon”) + -er (Variety “-er”).

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APA

tooner. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tooner

MLA

“tooner.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tooner. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tooner,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tooner.

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