What is the meaning of the word Deftones?
Their name takes the originally African American slang 'def' – which came to be closely associated with hip hop in the late 80s – meaning outstanding, and combines this with 'tones'. This was a common suffix added to band names in the 1950s among those playing surf or doo wop.Sep 29, 2020
Their name takes the originally African American slang 'def' – which came to be closely associated with hip hop in the late 80s – meaning outstanding, and combines this with 'tones'. This was a common suffix added to band names in the 1950s among those playing surf or doo wop.Sep 29, 2020
