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tread the knife

To successfully navigate through a tricky or dangerous situation.
I had to Tread The Knife last night when I got home to the wife with stripper glitter on my clothes.
by JimmyJimBob May 2, 2017
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euphemism treadmill

The process by which a pejorative term is replaced by a more politically correct term, only to over time be corrupted and used pejoratively itself until a new term is introduced, upon which the cycle repeats itself.

So named because walking on a treadmill gives you the illusion of going somewhere, when actually not making any progress. Basically a form of political correctness masturbation.
The best example of a euphemism treadmill is the word "retarded", which was originally adopted as a more apt and kinder alternative to previous medical terms such as "moron", "imbecile", and "idiot".

"Retarded" is currently considered a pejorative insult, so new terms have been invented such as "special needs" and "intellectualy disabled" , which will in time become pejorative insults themselves. Thus retarded SJW's, downie parents, and the self-righteous will always have something to bitch about.
by Frank Marlowe May 12, 2016
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treadhead

A person who is fond of or has a fascination with armored fighting vehicles.
Joe went crazy at the Imperial armor museum when he saw the German tanks. He's such a treadhead.
by jmt_tx May 14, 2009
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tread hugger

A piece of shit that’s really wedged into the treads of your shoes.
*Fuckin geese!! Not even a day, and my Jordan 4 Retros got a Tread Hugger!
by LTD1337 October 30, 2017
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Tractor Tread

The wrinkles on your testicles skin when they are cold and shriveled up.
Damn that water was cold, my nuts have some serious tractor tread now.
by ChuckT123 April 8, 2009
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tread heel

when someone has such bad deep cracked heels that you can use a penny to measure the depth like on a tire
she was banging in all departments except she had tread heel, poor thing.
by SexyTexan January 12, 2012
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Treadstone

v. To shut something or someone down, destroy all evidence of it ever existing and henceforth deny all knowledge of it.
If you don't treadstone your girlfriend now, it will be the end of EuroTour for sure
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