A notional bell that is rung when a discussion has deviated from the intended point, or any useful tributary.
"Alrighty, I'm ringing the Tangent Bell, Heath Ledger's untimely demise has almost no relevance your annual performance review."
by Trish Via Steve July 27, 2008
Ex: You should’ve seen how much Manny drank last night - he got so tangent, it was ridiculous.
Ex: How tangent is Madison for continuing to date that jerk?
Ex: Did you know the average person swallows 8 spiders in their lifetime? That’s some tangent stuff.
Ex: I am soo excited to go out tonight! Gonna be so tangent
Ex: How tangent is Madison for continuing to date that jerk?
Ex: Did you know the average person swallows 8 spiders in their lifetime? That’s some tangent stuff.
Ex: I am soo excited to go out tonight! Gonna be so tangent
by Domin_noodles June 16, 2024
considering all the possible negative accompanying unattended cannonballs, please refrain from going on a wild tangent when you have a specific goal in mind that you want to achieve
by Sexydimma February 21, 2015
When an offhand comment said during conversation has danger of derailing the whole thing into talking about an entirely different topic.
Usually controversial, lures you in like bait then diverts your attention. It gets worse in group discussions.
Usually controversial, lures you in like bait then diverts your attention. It gets worse in group discussions.
Desmond: “So Eastside college is better because you get to choose what you wanna do of your own free will”
Isaac: “But what is ‘free will’ really? Does anyone really have it?”
Michael: “I dunno if you think about how we make decisions, they could already be determined by subconscious out of our control”
Desmond: “True, just because you feel like you’re choosing-”
Adé: “-NO! STOP! Don’t fall for the Tangent Trap! We were talking about good colleges.”
Desmond: “Oh yeah! I forgot”
Isaac: “But what is ‘free will’ really? Does anyone really have it?”
Michael: “I dunno if you think about how we make decisions, they could already be determined by subconscious out of our control”
Desmond: “True, just because you feel like you’re choosing-”
Adé: “-NO! STOP! Don’t fall for the Tangent Trap! We were talking about good colleges.”
Desmond: “Oh yeah! I forgot”
by PityOnlyFools October 16, 2024