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tightly wound
My cat is so tightly wound he springs up off the floor if anything startles him, and he startles at the drop of a feather.
tightly wound by Auntie Leah August 5, 2006
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tightly wound
Dwight: "She's not the kind of person you would expect to see on Valentine's Day... She is like..."
Pam: "like tightly wound?'
Pam: "like tightly wound?'
tightly wound by theofficefan September 12, 2021
tightly-woven
When a combination of one or more people, animals, individuals, groups, items, blueprints, insects, etc... is/are in an especially uncomfortable situation which has (basically?) no way out.
The antonym of tightly-knit.
The antonym of tightly-knit.
Had we obeyed Our Lady and allowed Saint Pope Pius X to consecrate Russia to Her Immaculate Heart, we wouldn't have gotten to know the product of a tightly-woven family - the leader who bombed a certain location in USA-zip-code 96818.
Had the supposed composer of the Minuet in G not married his cousin (who then proceeded to die at the ripe "old" age of 35), the star of the movie Ama Deus wouldn't have gotten himself into such a tightly-woven booze-fueled job-situation, resulting in his body getting thrown into a common grave at the same age.
Had the supposed composer of the Minuet in G not married his cousin (who then proceeded to die at the "ripe" old age of 35), the father of the composer of Moonlight Sonata, Pathetique Sonata, Fur Elise, his 9th Symphony Ode to Joy, and the inspiration for a disco instrumental named after drinking, which sold two million copies when released around 1976 as a single, while the album sold about 750,000 copies, probably wouldn't have fallen into a drinking problem, likely at the same age.
Had the supposed composer of the Minuet in G not married his cousin (who then proceeded to die at the ripe "old" age of 35), the star of the movie Ama Deus wouldn't have gotten himself into such a tightly-woven booze-fueled job-situation, resulting in his body getting thrown into a common grave at the same age.
Had the supposed composer of the Minuet in G not married his cousin (who then proceeded to die at the "ripe" old age of 35), the father of the composer of Moonlight Sonata, Pathetique Sonata, Fur Elise, his 9th Symphony Ode to Joy, and the inspiration for a disco instrumental named after drinking, which sold two million copies when released around 1976 as a single, while the album sold about 750,000 copies, probably wouldn't have fallen into a drinking problem, likely at the same age.
tightly-woven by tripleFfactoryWerkor January 1, 2022
Tightly wound
Tightly wound by R22222a222222e222223 January 7, 2020
Tighty Whitifrical
Tighty Whitifrical by Greasyknowledge July 5, 2020
lefty loosy righty tighty
lefty loosy righty tighty is the oppisite of righty tighty lefty loosy you tun left to tighten and right to loosen propane cylinders and fittings often use left handed threads
i was trying to hook up a propane tank not knowing you go lefty loosy righty tighty i finally figured it out and got the propane tank hooked up
lefty loosy righty tighty by bluebear December 18, 2021
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The pod person was pretending to be my father, but I knew that he was an alien when he acted differently than my father ever would have.
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dead drop
A dead drop is a location used to secretly pass items between two people, without requiring them to meet.
Spies have been known to use dead drops, using various techniques to hide the items and to signal that the drop has been made. Drug dealers use this as well.
A common place is to duct tape the item to the underside of a toilet cover in a public restroom.
A signal is sometimes used as well to indicate there is something to pickup, like a pile of stones in a certain formation. After checking the drop the signal is removed.
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A common place is to duct tape the item to the underside of a toilet cover in a public restroom.
A signal is sometimes used as well to indicate there is something to pickup, like a pile of stones in a certain formation. After checking the drop the signal is removed.
"The dead drop is the restroom toilet at the Gulf station at the corner of Commercial Ave. and Georges Rd."
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This designation comes from Reddit, where so many stories of bad wedding behavior indicated a need to communicate expectations for the wedding behavior of attendees.
This designation comes from Reddit, where so many stories of bad wedding behavior indicated a need to communicate expectations for the wedding behavior of attendees.
You are cordially invited to the nuptials of Brian and Tom on October 31 at noon.
Please note that this wedding is child-free (under 10) and a No Surprises Wedding (NSW). Reach out to wedding planner Sami Smith to request approvals or exceptions; please note that exceptions will be rare. Limited child care for under-10s will be available. All approvals will be noted and included in planning. Unapproved, or surprise exceptions, will result in guests being asked to leave.
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ulzzang
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