tannoy

Britishism for a public-address or loudspeaker system, a use of a corporate name as generic, like the American "Coke machine" or "Kleenex". Derived from TANtalum allOY, the Tannoy company builds loudspeakers and high-end audio speakers and is still in business.

"Where are you going, Mac?"

"Didn't you hear? They came over the tannoy five minutes ago and said we'd be closing early on account of Christmas Eve."

by al-in-chgo December 19, 2014

tinfoil hat

1. A hat made from kitchen aluminum foil or other pliable metallic substance, with the supposed purpose of shielding the wearer's brain from mind control/surveillance by various supernatural or conspirital organizations.

2. Pertaining to various supernatural or conspirital phenomena.

Mike is still talking about space aliens? He must have left his tinfoil hat at home.

by 1Spectre4U August 12, 2003

tube tannoy

System of stiff, pre-recorded announcements on the tube. Bastard annoying repeated at every stop every morning and evening.

"The next station is Charing Cross. Change here for the Northern Line and National Rail services. Alight here for Trafalgar Square"...Train stops..."This is Charing cross"...continues as before..."This is a Bakerloo Line train for Harrow and Wealdstone. This train is ready to depart- stand clear of the closing doors"... BEEP BEEP BEEP

by oracle March 12, 2004

tinneth

A short, cute girl who'll bright up your day. She's a beast, and can make you laugh at any second. She loves many, and many more loves her. She's STUPENDOUS, OUTGOING, BEAUTIFUL, and CRAZY @ times.

Jeremy: Hey KC, who is your friend over there?
KC: Oh, that's my bestfriend tinneth. Why?
Jeremy: Damn, she's a gorgeous. I'd tap that.
KC: JEREMY! XP

by Alexis Callastellos October 28, 2009

Tino

A raging boner

I got a Tino in class

by Cringley January 12, 2021

Tannorexic

Someone with orange skin who is addicted to tanning beds.

All the main characters of MTV's "Jersey Shore" is tannorexic.

by NJinCali June 1, 2010

tinfoil fedora

The headgear of choice for the modern Republican.

"Hugo Chavez used Antifa to steal all the ballots and replace them with ballots installing China as Emperor so the communist Satanist pedophiles would force us all to wear hijabs beginning as face masks after changing our sexes forcefully"
"Take off the tinfoil fedora"

by Queen Buttrix January 2, 2021