Tangent bell

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 August 22, 2008

Tangent Man

nickname from George W. Bush for Andrew Card

Tangent Man was a WH Chief of Staff for several years and went to the University of South Carolina-Columbia like Jordan Thomas Cooper did.

by Coop Dupe December 25, 2019

Tangent Man

nickname from George W. Bush for Andrew Card

Tangent Man endorsed SC AG Henry McMaster in 2010 in a primary against SC Rep. Nikki Haley which McMaster lost.

by Coop Dupe January 17, 2020

tangentopoli

Literally "Bribe City", but also "Bribegate", is an Italian political scandal that in 1991-94 revealed many parties were corrupted. This resulted in many old parties to disappear from Parliament.

Tangentopoli

by RVGamer06 August 20, 2021

tangento

A measure of sourness in food

This lemon juice is 50 tangentos sour

by Minty Phoenix February 20, 2022

Tangentopoly

Mobsters who receive kickbacks on the basis of literally being the government. One of the corners of an iron triangle.

An English cognate of the Italian word 'tangentopoli'.

The military tangentopoly votes for most of its own funding.

by birdspit October 7, 2023

Tangentialism

noun; a point or points made during a discussion that are off-topic or only loosely related to the actual subject of discussion, or the tendency to makes such points ;

noun or adjective; Tangentialist, as a noun describes a person or group of people who frequently make tangentialist remarks

While they were discussing the Trolley Car problem, Rupert made the tangentialist remark that modern trolley cars have safety systems which make it impossible for them to crash into people. He's quite the tangentialist. Unfortunately, the group's discussions were derailed by frequent tangentialism.

by ARog59 August 23, 2024