temporary autonomous zone, from Hakim Bey's TAZ: Broadsheets of Ontological Anarchism. Opposite of a PAZ which is a permanent autonomous zone. Any temporary liberated space (ie, a squat, a street for a party, a phonebooth for a prank/art sabotage
The women made a circle of yurts in the field and assigned armed guards to the perimeter so that their TAZ might be a safe place for the hellraising weekend to follow.
by roger January 28, 2004
by justin hutson October 28, 2006
Temporary Autonomous Zone, coined by Hakim Bey, who prefers not to define it but referred to in several of his writings. An experience where, ideally, participants temporarily free themselves from restraints imposed by social conditioning and regulation; an experiment in group immediatism; a creative event where new codes of behaviour are established by those present.
Despite its synthesizing force for my own thinking, however, I don't intend the TAZ to be taken as more than an essay ("attempt"), a suggestion, almost a poetic fancy. Despite the occasional Ranterish enthusiasm of my language I am not trying to construct political dogma. In fact I have deliberately refrained from defining the TAZ--I circle around the subject, firing off exploratory beams. In the end the TAZ is almost self-explanatory. If the phrase became current it would be understood without difficulty...understood in action.
-Hakim Bey
-Hakim Bey
by Emo Eric March 31, 2004
A hip-hop clothing store in Montreal, has cheap long tee's (6$), and alot of good brands for cheaper than any other stores. Also has alot of nice cheap shoes (tims, avirex, phat farms, etc...)
by Montreal Fool September 5, 2005
by Mase Abdeshahian March 3, 2007
Normally we thin of Taz as a Loony Tunes Charactor, but he's not. He is one of the GTHL (greater toronto hockey league)best goalie.
by Taz[31] September 8, 2006