Tec

/tɛk/ noun

Definition

informal abbreviation for detective or technical college

Etymology

shortened form of 'detective' or 'technical'

Kelly Says

TEC is old-school slang for detective that sounds like it's straight out of a 1940s noir film! It's also used for technical colleges, showing how the same abbreviation can serve completely different purposes.

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