Phrase: When you, someone else, or even a group of people listen to a conversation (most often it's an argument or fight) between others to get all the juicy details, but don't want those who are having the conversation to know that you're listening to them, tell your fellow listeners to do this. Its primary use is to prevent getting yourself or others involved in the confrontation, and allows you to listen for the details.
Guy 1: Hey, the boss and the new guy are having an argument! Sounds like he won't be here much longer!
Guy 2: Tune in but Tune out, man! Get the details but don't get involved!
Guy 2: Tune in but Tune out, man! Get the details but don't get involved!
by TheFiend138 December 26, 2019
Get the Tune in but Tune outmug. Refers to a somewhat-"tame"/boring and/or repetitive musical composition that is "okay", but definitely nothing special or "memorable" --- it would merely be something that you might wanna half-listen to while waiting for someone to pick up/get back to you on the phone, be serenaded with over a store's PA system while shopping, or have for soothing your impatience when riding a slow elevator.
The NYC Greyhound station plays light-classical music over the ceiling-speakers to help its patrons to while away the long boring hours during bus-layovers; I appreciate it that they don't simply toss "music on hold"-grade tunes at you for extended periods.
by QuacksO March 25, 2019
Get the "music on hold"-grade tunemug. A modification done to a vehicle, which intentionally causes the vehicle to backfire (unburnt fuel entering the exhaust). Unlike other forms of automotive tuning, a burble tune offers no gains in horsepower or fuel efficiency, and is in fact more likely to cause catastrophic engine damage and accelerate wear and tear.
Often done by teenage poser car guys who are too broke to afford mods that would actually increase the performance of their vehicle.
While a proper, high-performance tune may cause a car to backfire more than stock due to running more fuel and boost, a burble tune is specifically done only for the bops and bangs caused by a backfiring.
see also: ricer and rice rocket
Often done by teenage poser car guys who are too broke to afford mods that would actually increase the performance of their vehicle.
While a proper, high-performance tune may cause a car to backfire more than stock due to running more fuel and boost, a burble tune is specifically done only for the bops and bangs caused by a backfiring.
see also: ricer and rice rocket
Person 1: look at that POS GTI! It's backfiring like crazy, must not be running right
Person 2: nah, it's running fine, asshole just has a burble tune
Person 3: running fine? with a burble tune? Not for long...
Person 2: nah, it's running fine, asshole just has a burble tune
Person 3: running fine? with a burble tune? Not for long...
by icantthinkofausername777 October 27, 2024
Get the burble tunemug. by Leviathan_in_awe May 26, 2021
Get the Good booze tunemug. While sucking a dick, you place three fingers on top of the shaft and tap alternately like your playing a flute
This chick was giving me head and tapping her fingers. I exclaimed, you really know how to tune the meat whistle
by Cumuppance September 5, 2021
Get the tune the meat whistlemug. A way to culturally define a type of popular music of US black origin in which words are recited rapidly and rhythmically over a prerecorded, instrumental backing.
by Dark Bum September 6, 2021
Get the Coon-Tunesmug. when you buy an itune based on the short 30 second snippet on itunes.. and discover it actually sucks.
You: i just got the new Alien Sex Fiend tune and it sounded good in the part they play on itunes -- Itunes left out the screechy woman part.
Him: total lie-tune
Him: total lie-tune
by ZapZhong January 15, 2010
Get the lie-tunemug.