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Tauntauns are a species of snow lizard found roaming the windswept snow plains of Hoth. The Rebel Alliance domesticated the swift creature during their stay on the ice planet, and used the animals for patrol duties outside Echo Base. The animals came in useful as the Rebel technicians had difficulty adapting their repulsorlift speeders to the subzero temperatures.

Both Luke Skywalker and Han Solo rode tauntauns on Rebel patrol missions, planting a network of life-form sensors along Echo Base's perimeter. Though tauntauns are sure-footed and well equipped to handle Hoth's daytime temperature, the chilling extremes of a Hoth night will prove deadly.
Related: Hoth Wampa Ice Creature
Tauntaun by not a starwars geek November 30, 2004
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Based on the Roman family name Tautius.

A beautiful, intelligent, generous individual who would do anything for her family and friends.

One of a kind!
Super T, T-Bird, The Empress, Taunia. :-)
Taunia by BettyDavis February 2, 2010
a sexy country girl with short hair and is very independent, a woman who is financially stable and is close with her family. Tauna is a spunky girl at heart and knows how to have fun. she is a great life partner and knows when its her turn to take the plate. Tauna is kind caring and all around beautiful inside and out.
"wow she is so fun and sweet, she must be a Tauna"
Tauna by friedlovinmuffin August 22, 2011

Tauntaun Locater Unit 

A device intended for use in emergency situations on Oregon's Mount Hood. In a whiteout, climbers will activate the Tauntaun Locater Unit to summon tauntauns from their top-secret stable at the top of the Palmer Chair Lift. They will then mount the noble steeds and ride them to safety at Gaper Headquarters (the Timberline Lodge Parking Lot). In especially dire conditions, a climber may cut a tauntaun open and burrow inside for warmth. This is a dangerous practice, however, as it may attract wampa ice creatures.
Gaper #1: "I tried to climb Mt Hood but got lost 100 feet above Timberline. I have a GPS, so I would have thought success was guaranteed."

Gaper #2: "It was very foolish of you to attempt der Mordwand without a Tauntaun Locater Unit. You should go to REI right now and get one!"
Tauntaun Locater Unit by Dan Forester December 27, 2008
Someone who's so stupid, his brain is almost not functioning.
You serious ABM? you are so tanbal.
Tanbal by h.crmnl June 5, 2017
A very caring, smart and funny person. A taunja loves to help others in their time of need and can notice when something is bothering her friends. She loves to make others laugh with her funny jokes and makes the most hilarious facial expressions. They're always welcome to make new friends and help everyone who they care deeply about. Taunja are very creative and love writing, reading, and drawing. They are definitely worth having in your life.
"You're such a taunja, always worrying about others"
Taunja by Butterflybomb November 12, 2018
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NYC people who migrate north to Quahog, RI to see the leaves in the fall.
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You met me at a very Chinese time in my life

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Adjective. Used to describe persons who have adjusted or altered their lifestyle for environmental reasons. Crunchy persons tend to be politically strongly left-leaning and may be additionally but not exclusively categorized as vegetarians, vegans, eco-tarians, conservationists, environmentalists, neo-hippies, tree huggers, nature enthusiasts, etc.

Also used to describe establishments where alternative foods and products are sold, i.e. natural food stores.

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"I need more crunchy guys in my life. I'm so tired of dating preppy metrosexual assholes."

"I'm heading out to the crunchy store to pick up some fair trade chocolate and tea tree oil, do you need anything?"
crunchy by EBC July 11, 2007
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Susie wasn’t sure if her new Hinge match was a creep, so she assembled Galantir and they found out he used to post slurs on gaming forums.
Galantir by Ge-sus September 22, 2026
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murderhobo 

In a tabletop game, a murderhobo is a player who murders NPCs indiscriminately. This is normally derogatory, referring to a player who totally ignores quests, dialog, backstory, trade, world building etc.

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Steve: I'd like to roll a strength check against strangling the orphan.
Dave: I call dibs on the dog.
DM: You murderhobos disgust me.
murderhobo by Loup&S September 9, 2021
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