Definitions

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  • proper noun A female given name of African-American usage in the latter half of the twentieth century.

Etymologies

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Possibly a combination of the prefix La- + Toya, a Spanish pet form of Victoria.

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Examples

  • Thu 22 Jan, 18: 05, Reply) ... under the name La Toya

    B3ta 2009

  • My sister La Toya mopped the floors to perfection, never leaving a single smudge.

    True You Janet Jackson 2011

  • Some of my siblings, such as my sister La Toya, have high metabolisms.

    True You Janet Jackson 2011

  • I have beautiful memories of her sitting by the beach, reading her Bible, while La Toya and I roller-skated on the promenade overlooking the ocean.

    True You Janet Jackson 2011

  • La Toya could eat dozens of her beloved chocolate turtles without gaining a pound.

    True You Janet Jackson 2011

  • I have beautiful memories of her sitting by the beach, reading her Bible, while La Toya and I roller-skated on the promenade overlooking the ocean.

    True You Janet Jackson 2011

  • Some of my siblings, such as my sister La Toya, have high metabolisms.

    True You Janet Jackson 2011

  • La Toya helped me learn my lines, and so did my Mike, who was just about to go off to New York and film The Wiz.

    True You Janet Jackson 2011

  • La Toya could eat dozens of her beloved chocolate turtles without gaining a pound.

    True You Janet Jackson 2011

  • My sister La Toya mopped the floors to perfection, never leaving a single smudge.

    True You Janet Jackson 2011

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