n. 1. the process or act of going on a tangent. 2. going way the fuck off of the original topic of conversation. 3. does this motherfucker know what we are talking about?
Person A: "Did you ever wonder how babies are made? It seems so simple, yet so complex."
Person B: "Dude, I know what you mean. My beer bottle just broke and I don't know why. I didn't think being a drunk could be so complex."
Person A: "What the fuck are you talking about?"
Person B: "Why are beer bottles so complex, and why do they lead to the birth of unwanted children?"
Person A: "Why must you go off on such a tangentation?"
Person B: "That reminds me, I accidently threw my red shirt in with the whites."
Person B: "Dude, I know what you mean. My beer bottle just broke and I don't know why. I didn't think being a drunk could be so complex."
Person A: "What the fuck are you talking about?"
Person B: "Why are beer bottles so complex, and why do they lead to the birth of unwanted children?"
Person A: "Why must you go off on such a tangentation?"
Person B: "That reminds me, I accidently threw my red shirt in with the whites."
by Brian Bolek February 17, 2008
by Zyzic August 28, 2005
Noun: A completely and utterly worthless computer company that sells blocks a shit, aka laptops, to college students. The company attempts to conceal their horrible product by including "exclusive" university features. What they don't tell you is that you can by a laptop for over $1,000 cheaper that is better performance-wise, and those exclusive programs are free from the university website.
Can also be used to reference a worthless piece of crap, or a dick move.
Can also be used to reference a worthless piece of crap, or a dick move.
Student 1: "Wow, this is the fifth time in a month I've taken my Tangent computer in. What a piece of shit."
Student 2: "You should fake an accident to your computer and get the warranty money. Buy something better."
Kid 1: "My car broke down again."
Kid 2: "What a fucking Tangent."
Kid 1: "Dude, Tangent move..."
Kid 2: "My bad."
Student 2: "You should fake an accident to your computer and get the warranty money. Buy something better."
Kid 1: "My car broke down again."
Kid 2: "What a fucking Tangent."
Kid 1: "Dude, Tangent move..."
Kid 2: "My bad."
by Flyers January 15, 2008
by Megstar45 May 10, 2015
a tangentation is an explanation of a situation(s) or event(s)or both but not limited to only that.it can also be about your trip to the store and what happened in your venture..perhaps you stepped on a cats tail which caused the clerk at the store to go ape on you as she was an animal activist,or the cat bit your ankle which in turn caused you to fall on a board with a nail stuck in it and it peirced your ear,which was great,because you saved so much time and money,relieved by this..you donated your proceeds to the animal activist fund in your area
ok, so perhaps that tangentation was a little far out,but really,tangentations exist everywhere and no-one has had the time to come up with a solid example of how to express what this could lead to.this word will spread like wildfire if you just start rambling on into other topics to only arrive at the original topic in which you started with!
by don paterson March 02, 2008
Research Tangent: digressing suddenly from one topic of discussion to run to the nearest internet source in order to thoroughly research information either to: (A) reinforce a particular point or (B) attempt to relieve oneself from ignorance. Can be either directly or indirectly relevant.
... a trend that is sweeping the nation! Because knowledge is power!
... a trend that is sweeping the nation! Because knowledge is power!
Example: She totally went off on a research tangent in the middle of a movie last night when she wasn’t sure if sodium thiopental was the same as sodium pentothal.
by Miss Evelyn Grey November 02, 2011
When using an online search engine, you see something more interesting that causes you to follow trails unrelated to what you came to search for. Sometimes you forget what you meant to look up in the first place.
Pete: Did you find those instructions on how to make functional battle spears from old rake handles?
Me: Uh, no. Sorry. I went on a search tangent and forgot. But check out these pix of Britney.
Me: Uh, no. Sorry. I went on a search tangent and forgot. But check out these pix of Britney.
by GT88 December 06, 2006