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stir the tanks

Performing a routine action with no expected ill effects that inadvertently causes ill effects due to compounding or unforeseen factors. A reference to the Apollo 13 mission when ground controllers asked Jack Swigert to "stir the tanks" which caused an explosion.
My turn to deploy? Dammit, guess I'll 'stir the tanks'.
by htpk August 29, 2016
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chink tank

The act of several asians getting together to reverse engineer an american product thinking its superior. Also an asian group ho writes and shoots funny videos for youtube.
Did you see tie my shoe video? Ya that chink tank effort was pretty funny.
by argo April 19, 2015
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reef tank

a saltwater aquarium, housing fish and corals. Usually the best way to get divorced became a reef tank cost more than the mortgage of the house.
fuck, did you hear how Jason's wife divorced him after he bought that new reef tank?
by creative pseudonym 123 December 23, 2019
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New Tank

Jordan: Hey, what’s your favorite Carti song?

Carter: New tank because it’s King Vamp
by Lil Blxxdy April 22, 2022
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high-tank

v: the act of relieving your bowel movements in the flush tank of another person’s commode
I know Brian high tanked my shitter last night because my water was all brown when I flushed.
by jayman March 3, 2004
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Tank Wheels

to wheel (seduce) someone by using extreme amounts of force. The person is normally half human, half machine.
Tank Wheels "Wow, that girl just tank wheeled him so hard"
by skynumber132 May 4, 2009
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Urban tank

Huge SUV that fits 8 or more passengers. 3/4 ton heavy duty capable of towing at least 10,000lbs. Equipped with a Diesel engine that has exhaust modified for maximum noise while at idle or cruising down the road. Weighs a minimum of 4 tons. The SUV is basically a tank but for urban applications.
Person 1: yo can relocate my house down the street and take all 5 of my kids with us?
Person 2: hell yeah ive got that urban tank
by Tankmasterflex July 28, 2017
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