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Tag Sailing

Tag Sailing is like a pub crawl but with tag sales. One right after another. Usually on a weekend.
The town-wide tag sale is today. Who wants to go Tag Sailing?
by Randwulf0969 June 24, 2023
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Lateen Sails

Lateen Sails were triangular sails of Austronesian origin.

Egyptian Sail versus The Austronesian Sail: Austronesian sails are triangular while Egyptian sails are square. The Lateen sails (triangular, Austronesian, Ilonggo, Paraw) which the Arabs introduced to Iberia came from the Kunlunpos of the Austronesians, which sailed from Borneo to Madagascar through India. THE LATEEN SAIL DESIGNS WERE BORROWED BY THE ARABS AND INTRODUCED TO EUROPE. Ptolemy recorded this. These were the sails that the Kunlunpos used. The Po in Kunlunpo means Paraw in Ilonggo. The Paraws had triangular shapes which influenced the Portuguese Caravel which kickstarted The Age of Exploration. Before the Caravel sails, the Galleons were using square sails from the Egyptians which were hard to maneuver and cumbersome. The Paraw origins came from Iloilo, Panay Island, around 3000-2000 BCE. No metals were used. Pandan fibers were essential in the sails that is why in no other place in Austronesia did the Paraws come from except Panay Island in the Philippines.
Lateen Sails were triangular not square.
by Cyclonetrading July 28, 2025
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Sail close to the wind

verge on indecency, dishonesty, or disaster
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The politician's campaign ads sailed close to the wind with their negative attacks on the opponent.
by Arminkshipper July 25, 2024
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Urban Sail

When a breeze kicks up and your umbrella becomes either uncontrollable, inverts itself in your hands, or flies from your grip.

Synonyms: urban kite, umbrella sail, umbrella kite
"Umbrellas are a pain in the ass. Sure, they protect your head and shoulders from the rain, but the second the slightest breeze kicks up, you suddenly find yourself the unwitting mast for an urban sail that, best case scenario, inverts itself in your hands, and worst case scenario, flies from your grip, whips down the street and spears the Pope in the neck." - Tracy V.

Source: Cracked.com, Tracy V. (Invictus99)
by notfeelingcreative June 4, 2014
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Sail the porch

To spend long periods of time on one's front porch. Usually involves music, conversation and some form of inebriates. May also involve food, especially food produced from a grill.
I'm just planning to sail the porch tonight, you can come hang, too.
by tehamahreha February 28, 2009
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Dirt sailing

When a man takes his erect penis and in a smooth "sailing" motion runs it along the butthole of a prone person.
The other day Kenny tied a little sail to his dick and went dirt sailing before throwing a piece of eight on her back!
by Habberstamp July 9, 2022
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Mud Sailing

When you pee and take a shit at the same time. Most notably when you have food poisoning or had a beefy 5 layer burrito from Taco Bell.
Dude how's your stomach? Bro I been mud sailing all day from that burrito.
by Jermeiser October 6, 2016
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