The artful practice of diverting a conversation onto related or seemingly unrelated tangents, often to entertain, illuminate, or reframe a subject while maintaining an underlying thread of connection. Utilised in assessment of professional oratory, e.g. after dinner speeches, typically in professional or society circles
tangentier (n.) - A conversationalist skilled in the art of tangentry, deftly weaving digressions into discourse with purpose or flair.
tangentier (n.) - A conversationalist skilled in the art of tangentry, deftly weaving digressions into discourse with purpose or flair.
“There’s a lot of tangentry tonight”
“Sir Joseph is a well known tangentier”
“The audience was captivated by his tangentry”
“Sir Joseph is a well known tangentier”
“The audience was captivated by his tangentry”
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could be used as an adjective, describing one persons incapabilitiy of sticking to his own, once set values.
when someone keeps going back and forth within his actions, not knowing what he really wants.
primarily put in front of a male name and cynical used by women.
could be used as an adjective, describing one persons incapabilitiy of sticking to his own, once set values.
when someone keeps going back and forth within his actions, not knowing what he really wants.
primarily put in front of a male name and cynical used by women.
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hey, what's up tingel tangel joe? not much, heh.
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i am so done with your tingel tangel, mike.
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go and play with yourself, tingel tangel dave.
hey, what's up tingel tangel joe? not much, heh.
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i am so done with your tingel tangel, mike.
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go and play with yourself, tingel tangel dave.
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