Search results for 'tar':

taraadin (noun) : [tah-rah'den] [arabic] - a happy solution for everyone, a win-win compromise (used primarily in cases where the avoidance of loss of face is important)

In this age of radical religious fundamentalism and terrorism, understanding the arab tradition of taraadin may help politicians, diplomats, and generals avoid overly blunt strategies, etc. (submitter's sentence, not book author's) —unk, book In Other Words: A Language Lover's..., recently (year or two ago)

Submitted by: jonathan keith sheriff from California on Oct. 25, 2005 20:44

Taresthesia

(noun) : Scientific name for your foot going asleep; the pins and needle sensation in your foot

Have read the meaning in a newspaper.

Submitted by: Anonymous on May. 13, 2007 12:39

tarfu (noun) : an acronym for "things are really fouled up"

After the mainframe crashed it was a tarfu at work for the next three days. —various military friends

Submitted by: Phartknokker from Tennessee on Jun. 28, 2006 06:36

target audience (noun) : a group having the qualities sought as an audience for advertisers

Young people often serve as the target audience of media.

Submitted by: lyn from Philippines on Jul. 22, 2008 21:19

target-happy (adjective) : An ambitious person aggressive in pursuing his goal or target

That target-happy CEO of a start-up company has certainly boosted its profit.

Submitted by: Ashok from California on Jul. 16, 2007 16:28

tarish (adjective) : A color similar to beige but with more blue undertones.

Originally we had planned to paint our house white but instead we decided on a more tarish color.

Submitted by: Andrew Boyd from Pennsylvania on Jan. 06, 2006 04:35

tart (noun) : a "retart", when someone does something stupid you call the a "tart"

Whart are you doing, you tart

Submitted by: Anonymous on Apr. 21, 2006 23:33

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