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a word which one uses after someone else replies 'what' or 'huh'

the object is to make another person feel completely foolish
billy: jackson!
jackson: what?
billy: TARJ!!!
tarj by nick pacula January 13, 2008
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Tarj Mahal 

(1) A glorified nickname for Target retail stores that are found in mid to upscale neighborhoods. Often, such stores offer added luxuries like Starbucks counters and specialty brand items (i.e. Frederic Fekkai hair products) not normally associated with a standard Target store.

(2) A fabulous retail outlet, aka Target.
I just spent 3 hours at the Tarj Mahal and dropped about $500 bucks, but at least I got a Dyson vacuum cleaner and a Venti Caffe Americano with two inches of soy milk.

bainal-tarj

Someone who is very annoying and always gets on your nerves.
"Man, stop being such a bainal-tarj!"
bainal-tarj by Nico Docherty March 3, 2008
The alternative pronunciation of the big-box store Target.

Calling "Target" by the moniker "Tarjay" aims to make the shopping experience seem more upscale than it really is.

If you are always shopping at the big-box store, you may be stigmatized by your friends who shop at Whole Foods or at a mom and pop store.

To prevent this, all you need to do is make the name of the big-box store sound more sophisticated and upscale.

It adds a seemingly French sound to the name, and that sounds impressive, or even extraordinary
Ann: Did you buy that button down shirt from the local store in town?
Bruno: No, I bought it from tarjay...oh-la-la
Ann: Oh, you mean Target?
Bruno: Yeah, but calling it Tarjay sounds fancier, and conceals the fact that i am cheap.
tarjay by g-diggity April 21, 2008
comical pronunciation for Target, "the fine french import store"
tarjay strives to be as inexpensive as walmart is cheap
tarjay by ranktude November 29, 2012

tarjei'd 

the term "to be tarjei'd" was created on the 7th of July after a popular Norwegian actor named Tarjei Sandvik Moe shaved his head and made the world cry

to be "tarjei'd" means you have gone bald or "your wig has been snatched"
Oh wow I can't believe he did that. He tarjei'd me
Wow IVE BEEN TARJEI'D
tarjei'd by idkabutThis July 11, 2017
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Take the big pirogue, I saw a huge swamp dog out there earlier.
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Throat Sweats 

The feeling and build up in your mouth/throat of saliva that sometimes accompanies nausea.
Oh man those burritos gave me the throat sweats, I hope I don’t have food poisoning.
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