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Harlem Tumbleweed 

These massive balled-up clumps of highly mobile filth are a composite of accumulated human hair and artificial extensions that have been carelessly and flagrantly discarded from hair salons and like shops offering African hair braiding services where they roll (roam?) freely down city sidewalks.

Local habitat includes but is not limited to the city of New York's Harlem neighborhood (aka, Harlem, USA). Generally docile, take note that Harlem tumbleweeds can become considerably more aggressive in high winds, during which time onlookers should take special notice, as the potential threat of going airborne increases dramatically during windy weather.

Due to their physical makeup, Harlem tumbleweeds have the Velcro-like ability to continue to accumulate hair, as well as other bits of urban refuse, during the course of their life-cycle.
Dude, you won't believe this: I saw a Harlem tumbleweed fly directly into this bitch's face right as she stepped out of the Manna's on Frederick Douglass Boulevard. It had a used condom and a dirty Band-Aid stuck to it. She immediately burped up $8.84 worth of ox-tails all over the sidewalk in front of the restaurant. It was awesome.
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Tumbleweed moment 

The awkward silence that follows a remarkably dumb, over-the-top comment that nobody else in the room seems to understand, find funny or agree with. (Alluding to the "cartoon moments" in which a tumbleweed passes by in the dessert and all you can hear is the wind`s sound)
Person 1: Did you see that news about the floods in South America?
Person 2: Yeah, that was really funny. Anyway I think they totally had it coming.

Everybody else: .......................... (Tumbleweed moment)
Tumbleweed moment by Mariotol December 9, 2010

Tumbleweeders 

A group consisting of no less than three hetro-men who choose to roll around naked with each other until they all achieve orgasm. Additionally, these men will consistently proclaim their love for one another.
"Do you see those guys over there? They're Tumbleweeders, loving each other and the media format LaserDisc."
Tumbleweeders by HandBananner July 12, 2017

Reverse Tumbleweed 

When you're getting road head and come to the realization that it is so awful, you would rather sacrifice yourself and save the embarrassment of finishing. So you politely, yet firmly ask the giver to grab the wheel for a second. It is at this point whilst she grabs the wheel that you casually life the lock on the door and dive the fuck out.
Eric's car was stolen last night after he performed the fabled reverse tumbleweed. Afterwords he was rumored to have said it was a better fate.

Urban Tumbleweed

A plastic grocery bag blowing around the street.
When driving into the city, I saw an urban tumbleweed blow across the road.
Urban Tumbleweed by Polkadude February 6, 2013

Michigan Tumbleweed 

A piece of trash like a newspaper or a plastic shopping bag that's blowing along the ground like a tumbleweed.
Bum 1: Hey man, I'm cold, where did my newspaper go?

Bum 2: It's a Michigan Tumbleweed now.

Bum 1: Shit.

tumbleweed 

A roaming party, where the sole intention is to roam, whilst partying. Thus giving the effect of a bush party that moves, i.e. a tumbleweed.
Screw the bush party, let's tumbleweed.
tumbleweed by LloydBen September 6, 2007