Coming from the prefix "trans-" (meaning "beyond") and "formative years", this slang term refers to the years after your formative years has ended. For example, if you were born in 1974 and thus grew up in the 1980's, your first memory during transformative years was probably that one moment in high school on Tuesday, April 2nd 1991.
If you were born in 1974, your first impactful memory during those transformative years might just be that unforgettable moment in high school on Tuesday, April 2nd 1991.
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Get the transformative years mug.Bearing the similar name as the car that can turn into a robot, "transformer" is an electrical device that transfers electrical energy from one circuit to another by changing alternating current (AC) voltage, either increasing (step-up) or decreasing (step-down) it. It works by using two magnetically coupled coils to induce a current in the second coil via a changing magnetic field created by the first coil, a principle known as mutual induction. Transformers are crucial for adjusting voltage levels for efficient power transmission and for operating various devices at their required voltage.
I thought we were talking about the cool robot cars, but then my buddy started explaining how a transformer actually changes voltage levels in electrical circuits—definitely not as exciting, but way more useful!
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A person who’s given sex is female at birth. But changes sex and becomes a male. Then later decides to identify as a female.
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Get the Nocturnal transmission mug.Ford front wheel drivetrain that tends to go out due to miswiring inside the gearbox. Ford mid sized cars are manufacured with this low grade transmission.
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Get the Broken Transformer mug.Medical euphemism, roughly translated , "We have no fucking clue how, where, or who you caught the virus from".
"We phoned all of your direct contacts in the past fourteen days... (Yeah, we dialled the number you gave us for the girl whose name you didn't know.) We're marking it down as: "community transmission".
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