tear it up
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see tear, it, up.
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Expressions you’ll hear in the US — distinctly American usage first, then widespread staples.
tear off
To rip away from; to pull a piece from forcibly.
tear out
To remove by tearing.
tearer
One who rages or raves with violence; a boisterous person.
tearoom
A public lavatory.
tease apart
To carefully separate two interlaced or interlocking items; to figuratively separate two opposing or overlapping concepts.
tease out
To unravel; (figuratively, by extension) to determine; solve.
teatard
A supporter of the Tea Party movement.
teatime
A social gathering or conversation centered on sharing gossip, rumors, or other personal news.
tech up
To upgrade to a higher technology level.
teching
Specialist preparation of equipment for use.
technicolor yawn
An act of vomiting.
techno geek
someone who is obsessed with technology, especially electronics and computing
technocutie
A desirable young woman associated with a technology field or subculture.
technohead
A fan of techno music.
technoid
A person interested in or skilled with technology.
technotard
A person who is incapable of comprehending new technologies and their uses.
tee up
To place a golf ball on a tee.
teefies
Alternative form of teethies.
teem down
to rain heavily
teem with
Synonym of crawl with.
teenagerese
The slang used by teenagers.
teener
A sixteenth of an ounce of a drug.
teenth
A dram, a sixteenth of an ounce.
teeth
Unpleasant oral sex
teeth arm
Any branch of the military that engages in direct combat.
Teflon Don
Nickname for John Gotti (1940–2002), American crime boss.
tek
A method of, or procedure for, extracting, synthesizing, freebasing, or otherwise manufacturing or preparing recreational drugs.
tekan
To bully or treat harshly, to punish (especially in military contexts).
tekong
Synonym of Pulau Tekong.
tele bubble
A circular, short video message recorded and sent directly within the Telegram instant messaging application.
televidiot
A person who is obsessed with watching television.
tell of
To inform (someone) about (something).
tell off
To number off (a group of soldiers); to divide up (soldiers) in this way.
tell on
To inform on, to rat out; to tell a person in authority that someone else has done something wrong.
tempus fugit
Synonym of time flies.
Ten Commandments
The ten fingernails, used by women when fighting.
ten piece
A very attractive woman; a dime piece.
ten toes down
Dedicated, loyal.
ten-strike
A perfectly chosen word or phrase; an exact bit of wording that “solves” a problem (especially in adapting or drafting principles, slogans, or statements).
tenderloin
A district of a city where corruption is common, often because the district is devoted to questionable businesses (peep shows, etc) which are easy for police to blackmail and extort.
tenderoni
A younger (often female) love interest.
tenderpreneur
A government official or politician who uses their powers and influence to secure government tenders and contracts.
tenderqueer
An LGBT+ person with a gentle, sensitive, openly emotional disposition, particularly when cultivated as an insincere or self-serving affectation.
tenner
A kind of 10-kilowatt lamp.
tennessee quick step
Dysentery, as experienced by soldiers in the United States Civil War.
tennessee windage
Synonym of Kentucky windage.
tens
A pair of tens.
tense up
To become tense.
TERF bangs
Short, straight, blunt-edged bangs, especially when paired with a bob on a woman.
TERF Island
Great Britain or the United Kingdom, viewed as a centre of gender-critical feminism, or more broadly of transphobic policies and attitudes.
termage
Money made by cheating at gambling.
terp
An interpreter (program that parses and executes another program).
terpster
A dance performer.
terribad
Extremely bad.
terrif
terrific; wonderful; very good
terror
A strict teacher who fails most of the students.
terrorist ball
A highly defensive style of football, seen as uninteresting or frustrating to watch.
tervert
A gender-critical feminist or anti-transgender advocate, viewed as having an unhealthy fixation on trans people's genitals.
test
Clipping of testosterone.
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