tubular

A slightly outdated term from the 80's used to describe something cool. Stems from the vaccuum tubes in electric guitar amplifiers producing a "tubular" sound rather than the bland tinny sound of the solid-state (transistor) amplifiers which came out in the 80's.

"Oh man, that riff was totally tubular!"

by nfhstx May 1, 2006

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The first time I heard it used was in the surf crowd( Hawaii and California) in the late '50's and early '60's. Surfing in the tube{where the wave curls over) is as cool as it gets. Tubular

That was like tubular man.

by Ironhorse Ryder February 4, 2017

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Is coming back as an expression you say whilst baked. Usually a response to the question "Hey dude how are the waves?" which is asked when your friends join the party or when Spongebob is on.

Guy exhales ganja: "Hey man here comes Dave"

Dave from a distance: "Hey dudes how are the waves? (Ganja)

Guy: "Tubular!"

man:"Hey man we're baked and Spongebob is on."
guy:"Tubular"

by JayAdams March 2, 2010

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1) Of or relating to a tube.

2)Constituting or consisting of tubes or a tube.

3) Shaped like a tube.

4) stolen from science by the surf culture and later by pop culture (in the 1980's).

5) see tubeular for more

6) of or relating to a good thing. See tubeular, supra.

a. " Man that wave is sooo tubular"

b. "I got an 'A' on that basket weaving test." "tubular!"

by fntiger July 15, 2004