Associations to the word «Ted»

Wiktionary

TED, proper noun. A nickname associated with the male given names Edward and Theodore.
TED, noun. (informal) A Teddy boy.
TED, noun. Transmission electron diffraction
TED, noun. Turtle excluder device
TED, noun. Thyroid eye disease
TED, proper noun. Technology Entertainment Design, a series of global conferences.
TED, noun. Teddy boy
TED, verb. To spread hay for drying
TED SPREAD, noun. (finance) the difference in yields between inter-bank and U.S. Government loans.

Dictionary definition

TED, noun. A tough youth of 1950's and 1960's wearing Edwardian style clothes.

Wise words

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