A game in which two or more people patronise each other in post after post on an internet thread, quickly losing any trace of coherent, respectful argument and regressing to child-like personal attacks.
"Hey man, check out this thread I just cut from the comment feed on that educaton reform piece I wrote. Patro-tennis all the way. Sigh. Why is it so hard to people to argue respectfully, in a way that indicates they're actually interested in challenging their own views and learning from each other?!"
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User 1:
"The above article is patently absurd. Why should the tax payer EVER have to pay for other people's education?! The fact that there is someone out there who even thinks these things is very, very worrying indeed. The idiots are winning."
User 2:
"@User 1: I assume you didn't actually read the article because if you had, you'd see that the third paragraph clearly explains different payment options that don't resort to tax dollars. I think you need your eyes checked?"
User 1:
"Son, you must be very young indeed. Whenever the government talks about education reform, it ALWAYS means more tax dollars. Get back to me in 20 years and I might be interested in your ideas, if you're even capable of growing up, that is."
User 2:
"Fuck you."
User 1:
"So's your face!"
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User 1:
"The above article is patently absurd. Why should the tax payer EVER have to pay for other people's education?! The fact that there is someone out there who even thinks these things is very, very worrying indeed. The idiots are winning."
User 2:
"@User 1: I assume you didn't actually read the article because if you had, you'd see that the third paragraph clearly explains different payment options that don't resort to tax dollars. I think you need your eyes checked?"
User 1:
"Son, you must be very young indeed. Whenever the government talks about education reform, it ALWAYS means more tax dollars. Get back to me in 20 years and I might be interested in your ideas, if you're even capable of growing up, that is."
User 2:
"Fuck you."
User 1:
"So's your face!"
by StatusNouveau January 11, 2010
Get the Patro-tennis mug.Back-and-forth arguing via Facebook status, usually between two people who won't speak directly to one another. Can also be applied to Twitter.
Emily Wesson thinks that some boys just don't know when to quit.
Jack Smith thinks that some girls don't know when to shut the hell up.
David Morrison thinks that some people need to grow a pair and talk like adults instead of playing Facebook tennis.
Jack Smith thinks that some girls don't know when to shut the hell up.
David Morrison thinks that some people need to grow a pair and talk like adults instead of playing Facebook tennis.
by I'd Like a Mulligan October 7, 2010
Get the Facebook tennis mug.The act pounding your balls into the net over and over and over again until you score luv. At night.
by NightTennisBoi April 13, 2019
Get the Night Tennis mug.A very hardcore makout session. Basically when you shove your tongue all the way down somebody else's throat and they do the same thing to you.
by mcnuggetdestroyer April 23, 2018
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Get the tennis ball mug.A place where you can go and talk it up like yeah. Lorde mentions about this in her song 'Tennis Court'
Friend1: Lets go somewhere
Friend 2: Where?
Friend 1: Lets go down to the tennis court, and talk it up like yeah
Friend2: Sounds cool
Friend 2: Where?
Friend 1: Lets go down to the tennis court, and talk it up like yeah
Friend2: Sounds cool
by Cuzwenevergooutofstyle3 September 2, 2021
Get the Tennis court mug.The activity involving a number of text messages sent back and forth between two individuals. This can lead to hand cramps and issues of insecurity and/or frustration. Does he like me? Will she sleep with me? This issue has arisen in the dating misadventures of 3six5dates.
Alternatively, Texting Tennis is a useful form of interrogation.
Alternatively, Texting Tennis is a useful form of interrogation.
Cindy: Hey, what’cha doin? 2.13pm, Tuesday.
Mark: Nothin’ much. What ya up to? 3.46pm, Tuesday.
Cindy: Yeah same. 4.01pm, Tuesday.
Mark: Cool. 4.50pm, Tuesday.
Cindy: Cool. 9.32am Wednesday.
Yep. That's tennis texting.
Mark: Nothin’ much. What ya up to? 3.46pm, Tuesday.
Cindy: Yeah same. 4.01pm, Tuesday.
Mark: Cool. 4.50pm, Tuesday.
Cindy: Cool. 9.32am Wednesday.
Yep. That's tennis texting.
by laflop December 18, 2012
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