thumb through
To use one's thumb to quickly flip through the pages of a book, magazine, etc., especially without reading them thoroughly or at all.
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Expressions you’ll hear in the US — distinctly American usage first, then widespread staples.
thumbsucker
A piece of serious journalism that explains the background of current events and interprets them in a manner comforting to the intended readers.
thumby
A little thumb; diminutive term for thumb.
thumper
A single-cylinder engine, especially four-stroke engines or those with large engine displacements.
thunderbox
A chamber pot enclosed in a box; a portable commode.
thundercunt
An extremely objectionable person.
thussy
The vulva or vagina, or anus of a non-binary person.
tibette
The relationship between the characters Tina Kennard and Bette Porter from the television series The L Word.
tick away
To count down to zero (i.e. signaling the end (or start) of something).
tick by
Synonym of tick past.
tick down
To count the time down to zero.
tick off
To sign an item on a list with a tick mark, especially as a signal that the item has been verified or completed.
tick past
To continue over time.
ticked
Ticked off; annoyed.
ticker
A heart, especially a human one.
tickled
Very pleased; delighted.
ticky box
A payphone; Alternative spelling of tickey box.
tiddly
An alcoholic beverage.
tide nor time tarrieth no man
Synonym of time and tide wait for no man.
tidy up
To make clean, to make satisfactorily neat.
tie a can to it
To forget it; to put an end to it.
tie back
To tie or fasten behind.
tie down
To constrain, or to confine within set limits.
tie into
To viciously attack.
tie off
To close, seal, or end something by tying a knot.
tie out
To validate or check for accuracy; verify the balance of numbers or figures; audit
tie to
To rely on (someone).
tiel
Clipping of cockatiel.
tiff
A small draught or sip of liquor (especially diluted or poor quality liquor) or punch.
tiger country
Dense rough.
tiger juice
Any strong alcoholic drink.
tiger sweat
Synonym of tiger juice (“any strong alcoholic drink”).
tigersona
A fursona that is a tiger.
tight and curlies
Synonym of short and curlies (“pubic hair”).
tight as a drum
Completely tight.
tight as a duck's arse
Extremely tight; mean; excessively thrifty.
tight as a duck's ass
Extremely tight (in various senses: secure, stingy, etc.).
tight as a tick
Drunk, inebriated.
tight as Dick's hatband
Very tight, whether: — Very tight-fitting.
tightass
Someone who does not know how to have fun, or who is so worried about insignificant things as to ruin any fun that anyone around them may be having.
tighten down
To make (something) tighter, most often screws, knots, straps, etc.
tighten up
To make sufficiently tight.
tighties
Form-fitting cycling shorts.
tightner
A meal, particularly a large one.
tightum
Moderately formal attire or dress code
Tijuana Bible
A kind of palm-sized pornographic comic book produced in the United States from the 1920s to the early 1960s.
tik
crystal meth or speed.
tilbury
Sixpence (formerly the fare from Gravesend to Tilbury Fort).
tile loose
Synonym of screw loose (“state of insanity or eccentricity”).
Tillie and Mac book
Synonym of Tijuana Bible (“a kind of pornographic comic book”).
tilted
In a state of frustration and worsened performance resulting from a series of losses.
Tim Whoreton's
Synonym of Tim Hortons.
timb
Clipping of Timberland (“boot made by the Timberland Company”).
timber merchant
A match-seller.
timber-toe
A person with a wooden leg.
timber-toes
A person with a wooden artificial leg.
TimberBiel
The couple consisting of celebrities Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel.
timbit
Synonym of donut hole (“ball-shaped pastry”)
timbos
Shoes made by The Timberland Company.
timbs
Alternative letter-case form of timbs (“a pair of Timberland boots”)
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