Transylvanian tortoise (noun, friendly insult/light insult)
A person from Transylvania (ardelean) who is extremely slow in speech, decisions or actions – speaks slowly, stalls for time with "no, las' că...", "fain, da' stai nițel..." or prolonged "băi...", annoying those in a hurry around. Combines the stereotype of the calm and philosophical Transylvanian with the image of the tortoise (tortoise), the slowest but most steadfast animal.
(Approximate Romanian equivalent: "ardelean târâgănat" or "melc transilvănean".)
Approximate pronunciation: /træn.sɪlˈveɪ.ni.ən ˈtɔ r.təs/
A person from Transylvania (ardelean) who is extremely slow in speech, decisions or actions – speaks slowly, stalls for time with "no, las' că...", "fain, da' stai nițel..." or prolonged "băi...", annoying those in a hurry around. Combines the stereotype of the calm and philosophical Transylvanian with the image of the tortoise (tortoise), the slowest but most steadfast animal.
(Approximate Romanian equivalent: "ardelean târâgănat" or "melc transilvănean".)
Approximate pronunciation: /træn.sɪlˈveɪ.ni.ən ˈtɔ r.təs/
Example usage in sentences (in English, to sound authentic):
"Hurry up, you Transylvanian tortoise! The movie starts in five minutes!"
"Stop explaining everything so slowly, don't be such a Transylvanian tortoise."You're driving like a Transylvanian tortoise – step on the gas!"
"Hurry up, you Transylvanian tortoise! The movie starts in five minutes!"
"Stop explaining everything so slowly, don't be such a Transylvanian tortoise."You're driving like a Transylvanian tortoise – step on the gas!"
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Normally this relations works like this: The guy (the tortoise) is the brains and brawns of the couple, and the girl (the hare) is the Public relationships Manager. She will start the 99% percent of all conversations with strangers while the tortoise hugs her from behind and hides himself behind her, in any other non-social activity, this is reversed: The tortoise would instruct the hare to climb on his back to carry her around everywhere like a human backpack, of course while constantly hugging him.
While in public the hare takes the dominant role to iniciate activities and talk to other people, this role is reversed in private: The guy takes the dominant role (sexually) and is the ones who tops. However, the tortoise still has the responsability to make sure his hare is comfortable and safe during sex. Is absolutly normal for the tortoise to eventually get his legs tired and fall off, in this case, the hare is allowed to cowgirl until climax or tiredness. In the later case, the two will just hug, kiss and rub thelselfs to eachother, while also both masturbating their partherns specifict reproductive aparatus.
Tortoise responsabilities: Teach your hare about life and make love to her.
Hare responsabilites: Keep your tortoise active with new stuff and make love to him.
Normally this relations works like this: The guy (the tortoise) is the brains and brawns of the couple, and the girl (the hare) is the Public relationships Manager. She will start the 99% percent of all conversations with strangers while the tortoise hugs her from behind and hides himself behind her, in any other non-social activity, this is reversed: The tortoise would instruct the hare to climb on his back to carry her around everywhere like a human backpack, of course while constantly hugging him.
While in public the hare takes the dominant role to iniciate activities and talk to other people, this role is reversed in private: The guy takes the dominant role (sexually) and is the ones who tops. However, the tortoise still has the responsability to make sure his hare is comfortable and safe during sex. Is absolutly normal for the tortoise to eventually get his legs tired and fall off, in this case, the hare is allowed to cowgirl until climax or tiredness. In the later case, the two will just hug, kiss and rub thelselfs to eachother, while also both masturbating their partherns specifict reproductive aparatus.
Tortoise responsabilities: Teach your hare about life and make love to her.
Hare responsabilites: Keep your tortoise active with new stuff and make love to him.
"Have you seen THAT guy that pick up Anna everyday?"
"Yeah, her boyfriend. She randomly found him roaming around and decided to adopt him."
"Wait, ins't that also the same guy that in collegue only spoke with teachers, uppercuted Jerry and stabed Flynt, and still got A+ in all assignatures?"
"Yeah... i saw him on the gym too, his arms and legs are made of adamantioum or something like that."
"Yeah but ins't he kinda chubby?"
"Well Anna loves him to death, so i guess he really is one of the "good guys"."
"Yeah.. they are totally a Tortoise and Hare."
"Yeah, her boyfriend. She randomly found him roaming around and decided to adopt him."
"Wait, ins't that also the same guy that in collegue only spoke with teachers, uppercuted Jerry and stabed Flynt, and still got A+ in all assignatures?"
"Yeah... i saw him on the gym too, his arms and legs are made of adamantioum or something like that."
"Yeah but ins't he kinda chubby?"
"Well Anna loves him to death, so i guess he really is one of the "good guys"."
"Yeah.. they are totally a Tortoise and Hare."
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