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Racial Triangulation

Racial triangulation as a divide-and-conquer tactic often involves blaming one community of color for another’s problems, bribing one with resources in exchange for their participation in oppressing another, and creating narratives that cultivate mistrust between them.

Source: Racial Wellness, a book by Jacquelyn Ogorchukwu Iyamah
An example of Racial Triangulation is when legislators created the narrative that Affirmative Action is harmful towards the Asian community in order to justify divesting it, when in reality, it actually helps all communities of color.
by Racial Wellness September 18, 2023
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Tangulation

The consequences usually associated with the sex act involving a man being masturbated by long hair that is wrapped around the penis and pulled suddenly like a rip cord, resulting in much pain by most/all parties, and often confusion as to how it occurred.
Last night my girlfriend was wanking me off with her hair.
She jerked so feverishly I had a bad case of tangulation.
by We are Budju May 18, 2021
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triangulating

Triangulation is a geometric method of locating a point by first determining two angles on a fixed baseline. It is used in times of war to locate hidden radio transmitters, ships on the high seas or aiming an artillery piece.

In business, it is used in a different way—CEOs, for example, triangulate on employees or other sources of information to be sure that they are getting accurate information which is mission critical to any enterprise’s longevity and sustainability. CEOs know that direct reports often tell them what they think the CEO wants to hear instead of the unvarnished truth. That is a reason why many CEOs like to speak directly to customers and suppliers—they disintermediate everyone else.
“Tom Sanders (played by Michael Douglas in the 1994 film, Disclosure) is a manager at tech company, Digicom. He is told by ambitious executive Meredith Johnson (played by Demi Moore) that the drives they are working on are failing at an unacceptable rate due to Tom’s negligence (in software design). Only by triangulating on Meredith (by checking with two independent sources) does Tom discover the truth and save his career—that Meredith had authorized a cheaper solution (they are using a lower level clean room) which is actually causing tiny specs of dirt to foul operation of their new drives.”
by Prof Bruce February 21, 2010
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Triangulatory gaslighting

When a third party gaslights people in your circle to aid in their smear campaign of you.
Betty is triangulatory gaslighting Beth, telling her You moved her car keys in the hopes she believes you have it out for her and you are are disordered. When it is actually Betty who is gaslighting Beth to discredit you.
by RRM604 August 28, 2022
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triangulator

1. The three pieced tool you use to draw triangles in drafting and such.

2. Captain Triangles dolphin companion.
1. "Hey man, you need to use my triangulator for that math stuff." - Kid in Math

2. "Quickly, Triangulator, TRIANGULATE WITH ME, NOW!" - Captain Triangle
by mothball July 15, 2005
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Triangulationship

Three points of fuckery. A relationship consisting of three idiots.
I'm so bad at math that I ended up in a triangulationship.
by ChanceD May 28, 2021
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transulation

Emulating being a transexual person without actually being trans. This is usually done for money or attention.
Billy calls himself Betty now on Chaturbate and makes bank. What a damn transulation!
by Gandi Mayonaise September 18, 2020
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