Mr. T

English Etymology From the American actor Laurence T, known as Mr. T and known especially for his role as B. A. Baracus in The A-Team. Proper noun A very powerful person, especially one who wears necklace(s). en November 8, 2014 sour_creme pics 2lkss1 I was out doing some photography when I saw this pigeon with a piece bread around his neck... the Mr T of pigeons. https://web.archive.org/web/20250120160631/https://www.reddit.com/r/pics/comments/2lkss1/i_was_out_doing_some_photography_when_i_saw_this/ 20 January 2025 en May 16, 2021 PickleJoan interestingasfuck nday3n gya7i6n Australian diver spots fish rocking a gold wedding ring in the Pacific Ocean It’s the Mr. T of fish https://web.archive.org/web/20210516024020/https://www.reddit.com/r/interestingasfuck/comments/nday3n/australian_diver_spots_fish_rocking_a_gold/gya7i6n/ 16 May 2021 en July 27, 2023 Jags666uk funny 15art8g jtn9sbb All I want to know is what did I do to piss him off so badly? The Mr. T of caterpillars... "Who you looking at Fool?" https://web.archive.org/web/20230728001648/https://www.reddit.com/r/funny/comments/15art8g/all_i_want_to_know_is_what_did_i_do_to_piss_him/jtn9sbb/ 28 July 2023 en Slate Reagan also quipped that McLaughlin was the “Mr. T of TV journalism” and took the Sunday morning discussion format and turned it into the “political version of Animal House.” August 16, 2016 https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2016/08/john-mclaughlin-mr-t-of-tv-journalism-dead-at-89.html Jeremy Stahl John McLaughlin, “Mr. T of TV Journalism,” Dead at 89 https://web.archive.org/web/20250821092923/https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2016/08/john-mclaughlin-mr-t-of-tv-journalism-dead-at-89.html 21 August 2025 en eponyms