tangent

1. In mathematics, a function in trigonometry
2. To go off in a completely different subject

1. "The tangent5 of 45 is 1. The tangent of 60 is er..... er.... er...."
2. He went off in a tangent

by jiexi December 9, 2003

Tangent Terry

simply goin off on one in conversation. usually under the influence of some form of narcotic substance.

the possibilties are endless. e.g "money,what is money" off on a proper tangent terry.

by why tho December 7, 2009

stoner tangent

The out-of-nowhere tangent subject that comes up in the middle of a conversation between a group of people who smoke weed a lot.

Stoner 1: "So, last night was fun. I got really drunk."

Stoner 2: "Yeah. Do you ever think about what it would be like to be a duck?"

Stoner 1: "Dude. That was a total stoner tangent."

by BluntToMyLips March 31, 2009

Tangentacide

When a person goes of on a tangent and completely destroys the conversation or atmosphere.

You are having a nice evening down the pub and you are explaining to the assembled crowd of friends something exciting or retelling an old story and you wander off on a massive tangent which at the end has either offended, confused, alienated or stunned your friends into a silence as they contemplate your mental health. Or one of your friends does that.

That is Tangentacide. Often followed by people sneaking away from the table, needing the toilet or finding out their friends are in dire trouble and they must leave.

by matthaisz October 10, 2010

Tangent

Going everywhere and anywhere but the line of thought you were meant to follow

English teacher: "How did you bring Ned Kelly into an essay about a book that has nothing to do with him, then finish up with a short history of cuba?"

"I may have gone off on a tangent"

by LOCKZILLA0001 October 29, 2012

tangetron

Those who suck at most video games. Primarily sandbox style adventure games and first person shooters.

Yeah, he's such a tangetron!

by Quimmidy October 26, 2011

Link Tangent

To click on one link and to be brought to that page, only to find another interesting link on that page and end up clicking on that. This is a common thing that happens on sites like wikipedia and imdb.

Todd got on a link tangent on wikipedia by starting to read about the Spotted Owl and ended up reading about Jackie Chan.

by dr_waffles February 6, 2010