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TANSTAAFL 

Acronym for: "There Ain't No Such Thing As A Free Lunch"

Accredited to author Robert A. Heinlein in his novel "The Moon is a Harsh Mistress"
TANSTAAFL is the golden rule.
TANSTAAFL by Depherios November 15, 2003
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TANSTAAFL 

Abbreviation

A common shorthand for the colloquialism "There ain't no such things as a free lunch" implying that anything, as free as it may appear, has a real hidden cost.
(SMS)

Fred: WTF!? My stay was comped, but at checkout they charged me 4 the cable, phone, and internet!

Barney: TANSTAAFL
TANSTAAFL by Guesty Sueless May 31, 2010

tanstaafl 

There Ain't No Such Thing As A Free Lunch
tanstaafl by Flamin Homer May 31, 2003

tanstaach 

acronym, also used as interjection, standing for:

there ain't no such thing as a champagne hangover

usually used, when people brag about their champagne consumption, esp. after they drunk large amounts of champagne for free. see also: domp
a: man, I've got such a hangover from last nigh's champagne galore, i really did domp me through

b: tanstaach!

a: wtf?

c: there ain't no such thing as a champagne hangover!
tanstaach by pfenech October 2, 2009

TANSTAAFL 

T.here A.in't N.o S.uch T.hing A.s A. F.ree L.unch
Something advertised as being "free" will invariably have hidden costs.
Kid: Woah, why does Facebook have a whole bunch of Ads on their site all of a sudden?
Teacher: TANSTAAFL
TANSTAAFL by JBLuverxo<3 November 18, 2011
1. Baseball term known by SABRmatricians and GM types. Or if you just happened to read MoneyBall. Means: There's No Such Thing As A Pitching Prospect. You know, an Acronym.
2. The sound made by a bug flying into a bug zapper. Or if it's a slug being thrown onto a bug zapper then its Tnstaaaaaaapsssss...
1. Yeah, he looked like a sure thing but you know, Tnstaap.

2. It's say, dusk, and a nice family of four is sitting out eating corn on the cob for dinner. As the flys/moths/mosquitoes come to investigate, one of them sees this wonderful light. And must fly towards the light, wonderfu-Tnstaapp
Tnstaapp by Ryan Mock April 8, 2005
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