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

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by TheGeneralGenitalsPranksterian May 13, 2025

At the end of your tether

"At the end of your tether" is a British English idiom meaning that someone is at the limit of their patience or endurance, feeling desperate and unable to cope with a difficult situation.

I'd give it up if I was you, I can see you're at the end of your tether."

by Britney Sparkles July 30, 2025

Tether Boss

1. A dominate tether ball player.
2. A CEO or business executive that is always on the go who gets their internet service from tethering their phone to their laptop.

Girl 1: "Are you going to the tether ball match tonight?"
Girl 2: "I don't know, I was going to play some D&D tonight."
Girl 1: "Screw D&D tonight! Napoleon Dynamite is playing tonight!"
Girl 2: "Omagerd! He's such a tether boss!"

by McHesp July 31, 2020

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

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

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