Pete Tong

English

Etymology

Rhyming slang referencing English disc jockey Pete Tong, coined by Paul Oakenfold in late 1987.

Adjective

Pete Tong

1. (rhyming slang) Wrong.
   • 2012, Echo Freer, Magenta Sings The Blues, page 88 [1]:

     I might have been totally Pete Tong about this type of gig being Magenta's cup of tea

   • 2020, IMDb review of "A Christmas Exchange" [2]:

     Cor blimey guv'nor, where did they get those accents from? [...] Their accents are completely Pete Tong.

Usage notes

Usually, but not exclusively, in the expression go Pete Tong.