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.