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The word ton-ton is not english.

I have come across the word in "Ton-ton Macoute", in Haitian French. They seemed to be a cross between secret police, thugs and practitioners of Voodoo. They were dedicated to preserving the Dictatorship of "Papa-doc Duvalier".

This creole Haitian word is a copy of the French "Tonton", a nickname for "uncle" (we could say it is the masculine equivalent of "Auntie")

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