Tether

A Cultural Slur against anyone who is not black American

Immigrant tethers from Africa and the Caribbean need to go back, fleeing tethers, African tethers, Caribbean tethers

by Gottilx March 23, 2025

Lip tether

That little piece of connective tissue from lips to gums; labial frenulum

Hey man, let me lick your lip tether. K, thanks, bye 🫶

by Marissa tether 🤸🏼‍♀️ August 4, 2025

Tether

A term used by African and Caribbean immigrants to describe a small subset of African Americans that identify as FBA (Foundational Black American) who deny being the same race as an Africans because of their European last names, and believe Africans & Caribbeans are a bigger threat than the white supremacy that killed Martin Luther King. Because tether was often used as an insult against them, African Americans (FBA) and their leader Tariq Nasheed "reclaimed" the word. Tether can now be seen used amongst African Americans to insult Africans & Caribbeans.

African Americans who believe their ancestors were not Africans are tethers.

by Bobby Taylor Jones September 17, 2023

Tether

A melanated person who is NOT a foundational black American that uses their melanin ("blackness") to undermine black Americans (FBA). Tethers typically use their "blackness" to act as a representative for black Americans (FBA) for the benefit of their (white) handlers while having disdain for black Americans.

Barack Obama is the textbook definition of a tether who used his blackness to get the black vote while not doing anything specifically for black people (FBA)

by chillin662 September 20, 2024

Neural Tether

To make love in such a way that you switch bodies, and enter a state of zen.

“I’ve never felt anything more poetic than a neural tether with a like minded lover”

by NemoNihil December 13, 2022

TURD TETHER

When your pet can't leave a turd behind because the turd has one of your own hairs embedded in it that hasn't completely passed.

I smelled poo on my pet and found a turd hanging by one of my own hairs. So I grabbed the turd tether and pulled it the rest of the way out.

by blanketfortwarrior July 18, 2025

Tether

Insult used by a fringe group of Black Americans who identify as “Foundational Black Americans”. They say it describes black immigrants (namely “melanated immigrants” as they refer to them; with the idea they’re the only “Black” people) that are in the United States to undermine them in order to gain things such as resources and reparations. However it’s mainly used as a disgusting slur to attack Black immigrants (namely Africans and Carribeans). The usage itself is rooted in nativist ideals that mirror MAGA and harbor afrophobia and xenophobia.

“FBA” : Y’all wanna be us so bad! You keep cosplaying as us.

Regular Black person: I’m not even thinking about y’all. You got main character syndrome”
FBA: haha keep lying tether!

by RatedNBarnes August 9, 2025