by beeanonymoose October 28, 2009
Get the triangle mug.Triad (Simplified Chinese: ÈýºÏ»á; Traditional Chinese: ÈýºÏ•þ; Pinyin: S¨¡nh¨¦hu¨¬; literally "Triad Society") or (Simplified Chinese: ºÚÉç»á; Traditional Chinese: ºÚÉç•þ; Pinyin: {{{p}}}; literally "Black Society") is a collective term that describes many branches of an underground society and organizations based in Hong Kong and also operating in Macau, Taiwan, Mainland China, and Chinatowns in Europe, North America, South Africa, Australia and New Zealand.
There are more than 57 triad groups that are active in Hong Kong; some of them are no more than small, local street gangs. The larger groups, including the Sun Yee On, Wo Shing Wo and 14K, are syndicates of sophisticated criminals, mirror images of such similar western empires of crime as the mafia.
Their activities include drug trafficking, money laundering, illegal gambling, prostitution, car theft and other forms of racketeering. A major source of triad income today comes from the counterfeiting intellectual property such as computer software, music CDs and movie VCDs/DVDs. They also trade in bootleg tobacco products.
There are more than 57 triad groups that are active in Hong Kong; some of them are no more than small, local street gangs. The larger groups, including the Sun Yee On, Wo Shing Wo and 14K, are syndicates of sophisticated criminals, mirror images of such similar western empires of crime as the mafia.
Their activities include drug trafficking, money laundering, illegal gambling, prostitution, car theft and other forms of racketeering. A major source of triad income today comes from the counterfeiting intellectual property such as computer software, music CDs and movie VCDs/DVDs. They also trade in bootleg tobacco products.
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In a Right Triangle Chat one person is continously speaking and the other one is responding "Hmm" or "K" or "me too" or making smileys just for the sake of chat. Just like in a right triangle one side is up and other one is low, in RTC one person is just going and going and the other person responding by one word. It indicated the lack of interest by the other person in a chat.
Eric: Do you remember last time we chatted and i told you how i fell down from the chair.
Ashley: hmm
Eric: Well i been to doctor this morning and he said i got a minor fracture on my right arm.
Ashley: k
Eric: Hope i get well soon since my baseball matches are coming up and i need to practice.
Ashley: (y)
Eric in his mind "Its again one Right Triangle Chat (RTC) going on. I must stop texting her.
Ashley: hmm
Eric: Well i been to doctor this morning and he said i got a minor fracture on my right arm.
Ashley: k
Eric: Hope i get well soon since my baseball matches are coming up and i need to practice.
Ashley: (y)
Eric in his mind "Its again one Right Triangle Chat (RTC) going on. I must stop texting her.
by Reet Awwsum May 24, 2013
Get the Right Triangle Chat mug.A college or high school club offered to those tough, dedicated , and intelligent indivisuals who like a bit of a challenge. For the most part, it is a club where one participates in a fake case as either an attorney or witness. It is extremely time consuming , exhausting, but all the while worth it to those awesome enough to handle it.
I'm in mock trial, I have no free time.
I've been in mock trial for the pass 4 years and can kick your ass to china with my awesome skills.
I've been in mock trial for the pass 4 years and can kick your ass to china with my awesome skills.
by Kianikai June 27, 2006
Get the Mock Trial mug.A word that Andy Gray (the famous Scottish football commentator) shouts whenever he sees a piece of football that he particularly enjoys.
The word can be extrapolated to the words 'take a bow son', but in Andy's often excited and almost certainly Scottish nature, these words somehow fuse into this monstrosity.
The word can be pronounced in many different ways, however it is usually the custom in parks and recreational areas around Britain, whenever someone has scored an extremely good (or extremely flukey) goal, to adopt a highly comical Scottish accent (unless you are actually Scottish) and shout the word as loudly and quickly as possible.
Most people put an unnecessarily high pitch on the 'tik' at the start of the word, however as mentioned before this is not compulsory.
The word can be extrapolated to the words 'take a bow son', but in Andy's often excited and almost certainly Scottish nature, these words somehow fuse into this monstrosity.
The word can be pronounced in many different ways, however it is usually the custom in parks and recreational areas around Britain, whenever someone has scored an extremely good (or extremely flukey) goal, to adopt a highly comical Scottish accent (unless you are actually Scottish) and shout the word as loudly and quickly as possible.
Most people put an unnecessarily high pitch on the 'tik' at the start of the word, however as mentioned before this is not compulsory.
by CIBA November 3, 2006
Get the tikabooson mug.A polyamorous relationship between two males and a female. The details of who is dating who is up to the people involved. In some, only one partner is engaging in polygamy/polyandry while the other two are monogamous. Since these triads can be very different, the seriousness of these relationships can vary.
MFM stands for Male, Female, Male as opposed to FMF (Female, Male, Female) which describes the genders of the participants involved.
MFM stands for Male, Female, Male as opposed to FMF (Female, Male, Female) which describes the genders of the participants involved.
Guy: "Hey Dude, how's your MFM triad working out?"
Dude: "Not so bad. But hey, ya don't have to call it MFM ya know."
Dude: "Not so bad. But hey, ya don't have to call it MFM ya know."
by Jacksper September 23, 2018
Get the MFM Triad mug.In Scandinavian countries, to legally become an adult here you have to pass a trial associated with one of the gods. Three common ones are:
1.Every town square has a model of Thor’s hammer. If one boy or two girls are able to carry it around the square, they pass Thor’s Trial and become Disciples of Thor. They are successful as everything from coal miners to cannon fodder on the battlefield.
2.If you’re able to defeat the village elder in a game of intellect, like chess, you pass Odin’s Trial. Some of the hipper elders accept games like Starcraft and Magic the Gathering. The Disciples of Odin are often thought to all be nerds, but actually they have significant numbers of geeks as well.
3.If you pass one of the other trials by cheating, and it’s later admitted or discovered, you pass Loki’s Trial. The Disciples of Loki often go on to become successful businessmen and politicians, which ensures we don’t get laughed at for having really stupid people making terrible deals.
1.Every town square has a model of Thor’s hammer. If one boy or two girls are able to carry it around the square, they pass Thor’s Trial and become Disciples of Thor. They are successful as everything from coal miners to cannon fodder on the battlefield.
2.If you’re able to defeat the village elder in a game of intellect, like chess, you pass Odin’s Trial. Some of the hipper elders accept games like Starcraft and Magic the Gathering. The Disciples of Odin are often thought to all be nerds, but actually they have significant numbers of geeks as well.
3.If you pass one of the other trials by cheating, and it’s later admitted or discovered, you pass Loki’s Trial. The Disciples of Loki often go on to become successful businessmen and politicians, which ensures we don’t get laughed at for having really stupid people making terrible deals.
"I passed the Trial of the Gods."
"By cheating!"
"That's a valid way of passing."
"Why?"
"Because it shows I cheat well."
"Is that good?"
"If you can lift Thor's hammer, sure you can lift a hammer. But if you can make people think you can, you can make them think anything."
"Are either of those things as important as chess skills though?"
"By cheating!"
"That's a valid way of passing."
"Why?"
"Because it shows I cheat well."
"Is that good?"
"If you can lift Thor's hammer, sure you can lift a hammer. But if you can make people think you can, you can make them think anything."
"Are either of those things as important as chess skills though?"
by Effective Altruism June 29, 2016
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