In old western films, a blowing tumblweed was used as a sign of boredom or lack of action.

When a conversation turns to silence, say Tumbleweed to break the silence and allow the conversation to continue as before.

Example: (Sam, Kerem & Ashley are engaged in a conversation that stalls.)

Kerem: So....

Sam: (says nothing)

Ashley: (says nothing)

Kerem: (says nothing)

(This uncomfortable silence can then be broken.)

Ashley: (ays nothing)

Sam: Tumbleweed.

Ashley: Haha.

Kerem: Yeah, Sam, that was funny.

(See, the conversation is now free to continue as before.)

@tumped:= Turned over.

Example: She tumped her glass of tea.

@tuna:= cool, attractive.

Example: yo, you see that lowrider - that baby's Tuna!

@tuneage:= Music, song, tunes.

Example: That was some tasty tuneage at the concert last night.

@tuneference:= The transference of a melody, or tune, to another person by humming or singing the main chorus lines

Example: He hummed the melody of that new boy band song, and although I hate it, I've been singing it all day: I'm a victim of tuneference!

@Tuni:= In Australia you can do higher education at Tafe or University.

Some fields of study you go to both (not very often though).

So we named our mate a Tuni. T=Tafe, uni=University.

Example: Phil: So you're telling me you do uni and tafe together?

Bazza: Sure am.

Phil: Did you realise that makes you a tuni?

@tunkelization:= What you get when you send out documents without first running the spell checker.

Example: I can't believe how bad his tunkelization was on that report he sent out.

@tunnel vision:= Difficulty seeing associated with low blood pressure combined with sudden activity.

Example: I watched that three hour movie and when I stood up I got hit with some harsh tunnel vision.

@tup:= An overstatement of incompetence, especially in most things. Dim-witted, inept.

Example: When I listen to Rick degrade the common man, I become aware of how tup I am,

and sometimes begin to feel insulted myself.

@turbo hottie:= A middle-school girl who is very attractive.

Example: Did you see the new girl in math class? She is a turbo hottie.

@turdburgler:= noun. origin: beavis and butthead. descriptive word to describe a person who is stupid or lame.

Example: Hey you turdburgler, quit blocking your own shots!

@turnitinawayudonnacnothing:= Used when the boss asks you why you turned your monitor to the wall.

Example: No , I turned it because turnitinawayudonnacnot.hing

@Turpentine:= When something is Cool or Copesetic to a large degree, or other wise seen as being rad, nifty, neat, or cool.

Example: We were kicking it and everything was straight turpentine.

@turps:= alcohol - from turpentine. Probably Australian slang.

Example: After a couple of nights on the turps, Ivan's ability to concentrate on his work dwindled.

@turtlehead:= Groggy feeling, usually accompanied by a headache or irritability. Caused by sleeping too many hours in a row or by taking an unnecessary nap in the middle of the day.

Example: I slept 16 hours and woke up with turtlehead.

@turtlians:= Turtles resembling Teenage Mutan Minja Turtles who go around town checking the safety of rats in the sewers.

Example: The turtlian checked the sewers, scared about the safety of his trusty friend Martin the rat.

@tussy:= A brand name for perfume--may not be sold anymore, but was in the 1960s.

1. Term of endearment to a friend.

2. To get spruced up or put on deoderant or cologne.

3. a chick that catches your attention(hot chick)

4. anything that is good

5. brand name of a dollar store deoderent

Example: 1. Hey, tussy. 2. Phew I need to put on some Tussy.

@TVMA:= Mature, Raunchy, Sexually Explicit. From the TV rating of Mature. TV-MA.

Example: Look at the skirt on that girl. She is so TVMA.

@Twaining:= To meader away repeatedly from the point of a story, in the manner of master meanderer Mark Twain.

Example: He started telling us about the event, but got off on a tangent about who was related to whom.

He's really bad about Twaining like that.

@twang:= A very disturbing cowboy genre item.

Example: That guy is so grossly twang.

@twang:= Someone who is really high strung.

Example: Matt, quit being a twang. The vase just fell over.

@twangle:= A word for music journalists and fans to liven up their copy and conversations when describing country or twang music that incorporates folk-rock, jangle guitar.

Example: Steve Earle is an example of a musician whose albums frequently twangle.

@twangle:= To squeeze and twist a body part in a playful and affectionate manner.

Example: Come here while I twangle your nose.

@twank:= An almost-swearword noun, used to convey displeasure with another individual's intelligence levels.

Example: Jim: Is Cambridge University in London?

Bob: No, you twank, it's in Cambridge.

@twart:= Extrememly stupid person

Example: You have your shoes on the wrong feet, you twart.

@tweak:= To get inside a car, especially one of great value or worth.

Example: Let's tweak my Lamborghini Diablo, purchased yesterday.

@Tweak:= To spastically convulse and make an array of high-pitched screeches. Usually the action is done after something particularly confusing or annoying has happened. In most cases, one or both eyelids are shut during the action.

Example: If you're going to be like that, go tweak somewhere else.

@tweed:= A male professor in the humanities.

Example: Judging by the facial hair, the pipe clamped between his teeth, the corduroy trousers,

and the paunch, my guess is he's a tweed.

@tweenager:= A person who is chronologically beyond nineteen but developmentally still a teenager.

Example: The twins just celebrated their 23rd birthday but they are still tweenagers.

@tweezle:= A nubbin. A husk. A thin, dried-up, shrivelled end of something that was once much larger.

Example: The sausage cooked so long, all there was left was the skin and the tweezle.

@Twelve O'Clock Flasher:= Someone who is severly technically imparied and subsequently lives in a house filled with appliances all flashing 12:00

Example: If a twelve o'clock flasher buys a PC, you can expect the helpdesk to go bankrupt

@twennypasfour:= A response to the question What time is it? for those who are too lazy to check a clock.

Example: On arriving in bed after a good party a loved one may ask groggily What time is it? To which you reply very quickly twennypasfour, even though it is 6:13 am.

@twentieth century:= Something that is out-of-date; something that is considered old and has been revised or improved upon.

Example: Bob, that computer you are using is so twentieth century.

@twenty fins:= A crossword puzzle clue. I have kn*te but am stumped! Help!

Example: Sorry, Jill, I'm don't crossword.

@twice-before-sunday:= Increasing the severity of a phrase or word.

Example: John is gonna get the crap beat out of him twice-before-sunday.

@twice pipes:= Dual exhaust on a vehicle.

Example: Check out that Cavalier, it's got twice pipes.

@twiggle:= The twitching of your dog's feet when you know he's dreaming about chasing rabbits.

Example: I thought my dog was dead until I saw her feet twiggle. Sweet dreams, Torrie.

@twink:= A wannabe pimp or player that thinks he has a posse and lots of sex appeal.

Example: Look at that twink over there with the Mr T medallion and silver Puff Daddy parachute pants

@twink:= noun- A person inordinately obsessed with the particulars of Role Playing Games such as Dungeons and Dragons (term popularized by the webcomic 8-bit Theatre)

Example: Dave was arguing about the superiority of 'second edition rules' with this gaggle of twinks at the Game Club yesterday.

@twinked:= (adj) Experiencing a natural and inexplicable high, often indicated by a vapid smile and sparkling eyes.

Example: Yeah, I noticed that. too. She walked straight past me with a spring in her step; the girl was twinked.

@twinkerer:= A twinkerer is an incompetent, or self-proclaimed parageek (See entry for parageek.) The typical twinkerer has a can-do attitude about fixing things (especially computers around the office). Sadly, the twinkerer has a horrible ratio of successful-to-unsuccesful attempts to fix problems on which s/he is typically consulted. The office twinkerer fixes computers in a manner similar to that in which many people try to save time and money by fixing their own cars, only to end up making matters worse than before they began their...good faith effort.

Example: Walter represented himself as a parageek, but he was really just a twinkerer. Now my computer's even MORE broken than it was before.

@twinkie:= A turn-off; a disgusting act performed by a romantic interest> Origin of the word:

When I saw my boyfriend in the seventh grade shove a twinkie in his mouth,