Dusty aggregation of plant matter rolled along the ground by the desert wind. A cliche of Western movies, emphasising silence or stillness, e.g. as the hero rides into an apparently deserted frontier town. Often used in connection with the death of a conversation after one participant unwittingly reveals that they are a moron. See also tumbleweed moment.
by shoggoth August 10, 2003
Get the tumbleweed mug.A shopping bag of some sort (e.g. Target, Wal-Mart, etc.) that is blown down the street by the wind in a very dramatic fashion. Will probably pollute the world, but will do so in style.
by Textersations June 5, 2011
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A retro scene of the style of the past . A fashionable revival of what is cool . A western place you go to stay if you are truely worthy of a conversation with John Wayne or a frequent guest such as Dick Van Dyke or a hang out of Waylon Jennings . Stay here and you leave retro nostagiclly western flash back cooler than you can flash back imagine .
by Rust-chic December 5, 2017
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Get the Atlanta Tumbleweed mug.Pink and white striped or plain blue plastic bags used to buy alcohol from independent off-sales retailers. Discarded to the streets by the alcoholics who made the purchases to forever roam the streets like the plants they're named after.
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