tightner

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Meaning · English

A meal, particularly a large one.

Register: slang

Where it’s used: Used American English

Examples

Master Whelkey will answer perhaps, "But kool the esilop (look at the police), kool him (look at him). Curly: Nommus (be off), I am going to do the tightner" (have my dinner).

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30 via kaikki.org).

Common questions

What does “tightner” mean?

A meal, particularly a large one.

Is “tightner” formal or informal?

tightner is generally slang.