Results for “tail tap”

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tailtap
noun

Landing on a ramp's deck on just the back tire while holding the brakes.

#skater#surf#bmx#trick
Tail-end Charlie
phrase

Rear gunner in a WWII bomber — the most exposed crewman on the aircraft.

#military#raf#wwii#bomber-command
tailor-made
noun

A factory-made (shop-bought) cigarette.

#prison#criminal#tobacco#luxury
tailwinds
noun

Favourable forces speeding progress up.

#corporate#office#work#idiom
tailslide
noun

Sliding on the underside of the tail along a ledge.

#skater#surf#trick#slide
tail
noun

The back, upturned end you pop for ollies.

#skater#surf#hardware#anatomy
tailwhip
noun

Kicking the frame a full revolution around the head tube while the rider stays put.

#skater#surf#bmx#trick
tap strafe
verb

Apex movement tech for whipping mid-air into a sharp new direction.

#apex legends#movement#tech
stop-tap
noun

Welsh-English for last orders — closing time at the pub.

#welsh#wales#pub#drinking
screw tape
noun

DJ Screw's slowed-down cassette mixtapes out of Houston.

#texas#houston#hip-hop#dj-screw
Bobtail
noun, verb

A semi-truck driving with no trailer attached — just the tractor unit on its own.

#trucker#cb-radio#semi#logistics
Tape bomb
noun

An out-of-nowhere headline that jolts the market mid-session.

#finance#wall-street#trading#news
Painting the tape
phrase

Trading a stock among yourselves to fake volume or move the price.

#finance#wall-street#manipulation#regulation
Pigtail
noun

A short jumper wire used to connect a device to a circuit without breaking the run.

#construction#electrical#wiring#trades
Fish tape
noun

Flexible spring-steel ribbon used to snake wires through walls and conduit.

#construction#electrical#wiring#tools
Taper
noun

The drywall finisher — tapes and muds the seams.

#construction#drywall#trades#finishing
V-taper
noun

A wide back tapering to a narrow waist, forming a V.

#gym#fitness#physique#aesthetic
tapón
noun

Traffic jam (PR)

#spanish#spanglish#latino#transport
mantén tu latón con tapa
phrase

Keep a lid on it; stay quiet (Cuba)

#spanish#spanglish#latino#secret
tap-in
noun

A goal scored from very close range with minimal effort.

#sports#goal#finishing
tapping up
noun

Illegally approaching a contracted player.

#sports#transfer#rules#british
taps aff
phrase

Warm enough to take your top off — a rare hot day

#scottish#irish#weather#summer
tapsalteerie
adverb

Topsy-turvy; upside-down or in disorder

#scottish#irish#disorder#chaos
red tape
noun

Excessive bureaucracy and procedure.

#corporate#office#work#bureaucracy
tap up
phrase

To ask someone for money or a favour.

#british#regional#money#phrase
retail
noun

Ordinary individual investors, as opposed to big institutions.

#finance#stocks#wsb#individual
Shavetail
noun

A new second lieutenant.

#military#army#rank#officer
Detail
noun

An assigned, usually undesirable, work task.

#military#army#duty#chore
100 mph tape
noun

Military-grade duct tape.

#military#army#gear#fieldfix
champagne tap
noun

A flawless lumbar puncture with no blood in the sample

#medical#nursing#procedure#neurology
tap
noun

A needle procedure to withdraw fluid, e.g. a spinal tap.

#medical#nursing#procedure#jargon
GI cocktail
noun

A mixed oral remedy for heartburn or dyspepsia

#medical#nursing#gastro#treatment
grip tape
noun

The sandpaper-like sheet on top of the deck for traction.

#skater#surf#hardware#equipment
rooster tail
noun

A high spray of powder thrown up behind a turning board.

#skater#surf#snowboarding#powder
bright-eyed and bushy-tailed
phrase

Alert, eager, and energetic.

#american#regional#alert#idiom
One-Tap
verb

To kill an enemy with a single precise shot, usually to the head.

#gaming#american#2000s
huck-a-bucks
noun

Homemade frozen Kool-Aid in a Dixie cup — NOLA summer staple.

#nola#dialect#south#food
counter-strafe
verb

Tapping the opposite move key to stop dead for an accurate shot.

#counter-strike#fps#movement#aim
quickscope
verb

Scope in and fire the instant the crosshair settles — a one-tap in one motion.

#fps#sniping#callofduty#technique
fake defuse
noun

Tapping the bomb to bait hidden enemies into peeking, then punishing them.

#csgo#valorant#tactics#mind game