People trying to find a table to sit at in a crowded coffee shop. They will often circle the coffee shop repeatedly while looking for a place to sit and will hover buzzard-like near the table of someone who looks like they might be about to leave.
In Seattle’s popular coffee shops it’s common for customers (often with laptop computers), to sit at their tables for hours making it hard for other people to find a free table to sit at.
"The other day I was writing at Cafe Solstice in the U District. It was full and the second I started packing up I could see a couple table vultures hovering, just waiting for me to leave."
"The other day I was writing at Cafe Solstice in the U District. It was full and the second I started packing up I could see a couple table vultures hovering, just waiting for me to leave."
by Cryptolexicographer December 5, 2013
Get the Table Vulturesmug. by Lordraja December 14, 2018
Get the Open tablemug. Where you play poker with live money in the form of chips at a casino. There are certain tables for certain games, such as No Limit Texas Hold 'em, Limit Hold 'em, Omaha, and Seven Card Stud. Each of these tables also has a particular stake, ranging from $1/$2 into the thousands with its own minimum buy-in (No Limit and Pot Limit tables also a maximum buy-in).
Not to be confused with tournament tables, one can sit at and exit a cash table at their leisure, bringing and taking their chips with them, and may switch tables as much as they like.
At cash tables it is also customary to tip the dealer with a chip or two when you win a substantial pot, as a symbol of "thanking" the dealer for the cards. While the dealer has nothing to do with the cards other than dealing them out in random orders, their income from tips is notable enough to justify doing it both from a symbolic perspective and a friendly, sportmanlike persective. Plus, you'll seem stingy to them and the other players if you don't.
Not to be confused with tournament tables, one can sit at and exit a cash table at their leisure, bringing and taking their chips with them, and may switch tables as much as they like.
At cash tables it is also customary to tip the dealer with a chip or two when you win a substantial pot, as a symbol of "thanking" the dealer for the cards. While the dealer has nothing to do with the cards other than dealing them out in random orders, their income from tips is notable enough to justify doing it both from a symbolic perspective and a friendly, sportmanlike persective. Plus, you'll seem stingy to them and the other players if you don't.
"Stefan took his winnings from his first cash table and tried to move up to higher stakes. Unfortunately, he ended up going broke within the first few minutes there."
by Wilkin July 27, 2008
Get the cash tablemug. 1: A pet dog or cat that stays near or under the table, kitchen sink, and or kitchen counter while food is being prepared or eaten in the hopes that some will fall and they can eat it.
2: A very skilled gambler with an aggressive play style
2: A very skilled gambler with an aggressive play style
That guy at corner of table four is a table shark. They have been winning the majority of the matches they have entered regardless of who they are playing.
by Vanguard 1998 March 17, 2021
Get the table sharkmug. Contrary to the popular verb form of the word (to have coke on tables), the noun implies no actual drug use. Coke on tables simply connotes a situation in which an epic party is worthy of said coke on tables.
Man, at this house party, there gone be coke on tables (however in my mind I have no intentions of drug use...).
by ThomasW123 June 18, 2008
Get the coke on tablesmug. Noun - A phrase used to describe a person who drops a large amount of crumbs on a table or surface and or the crumbs that were dropped.
When directed towards a person it is most commonly used as "Crumby-Mc-Table-Dressing"
Or
Thanks for the table dressing.
Or
Thanks for the table dressing.
by Ryan1one January 16, 2011
Get the Table Dressingmug. by Lol Poor Tabke turner September 27, 2017
Get the table turnermug.