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tanking it 

tanking it (verb, slang):

To push through a difficult situation with sheer stubbornness and endurance, often with little grace but plenty of determination.
Had an allnighter last night, this shift is gonna suck. I'll be tanking it tonight boys
tanking it by ligbig September 14, 2025

tommy tanking it 

F-tanking It 

The event in which one is driving on a full tank of gas.
"Hey man, I'll drive. I'm F-tanking it."
F-tanking It by The Jais August 28, 2006

Taking it out on Twitter 

When people decide to use Twitter to express any anxiety, disgust, or over powering emotions in a series of spaced out Tweets.
John: "Hey did you see Stephanie's tweets yesterday about how bad her mother pissed her off?"
Sally: "Ya! She was definitely taking it out on Twitter."

taking it back 

The act of neutralizing a pejorative term, frequently a racial or gender-based slur, by applying it to oneself voluntarily, for example the use of the term nigga or dyke within the African-American and lesbian communities, respectively.
I was surprised that he called himself a fag, but he explained he was taking it back.
taking it back by no11111111 November 22, 2007

taking it to the edge 

When your having sex or masterbating and about to orgasm but stop, take a 10 second break, then resume. In return, your orgasm is greater.
I love taking it to the edge just so my orgasm is greater and I shoot more.
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square grouper

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"Base we've got some square groupers floating outside of Miami harbor."
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"Yeah, she's kind of annoying. All she ever talks about it ballet."

"Wow, what a Bunhead."

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"Yeah... I know."
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