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Something that occurs which causes you to react a certain way
Elizabeth had a Tism’ when cam touched her
Tism’ by Santascookies December 26, 2022
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That random ass hoe Joe (Joehoe) is hardcore tism with his grapefruit lookin ass
Tism by Seeeee the future March 15, 2017
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Tism /TÎ-zîm/, v.

Def 1: (linguistics) To possess a pattern of vocabulary, syntax, and scansion that indicates an autistic speaker or writer; usually but not always includes failure to comprehend sarcasm, rhetorical questions, and other benignly deceptive linguistic devices.
The above definition tisms like whoa because the person who submitted it literally used the Merriam-Webster format.
Tism by Tzeentch_Did_IKEAgate December 28, 2020
A term used ironically as self-deprecating humor by individuals on the autism spectrum as a way of reclaiming their identity from being pathologized. The use of the term makes autism sound like an antiquated, old-timey disease, reflecting society's biases against neurodivergent folks back at them.
"You'll have to forgive me for acting so awkward around your friends.... my 'tism was acting up, sorry!"
'tism by Gracias Marcia September 5, 2021
Any non-specific malady affecting one's ability to interact under the rules of normal social contract.
There is something off with that dude. Everytime I leave a conversation with him I just don't feel right. He's got some sort of tism.
Tism by JungleKitty November 14, 2014
T.I.S.M. (This is Serious Mum)

An Australian post-modern band. They take the essence of being Australian to a whole new level.

The best example is the song "The parable of Glenn Mcgrath's haircut"
Don't leave your sister and Tism in the same room.

"I saw his body thrashing round,
I saw his pulse rate going down,
I saw him in convulsive throes,
I said i'll have one of those."

Lyrics "He'll Never be an old man River"
Tism by H.B. Flaubert September 30, 2005
Just a better way of saying Autism
"reeeeeeeeeeee i have tism" - StabbedYa
Tism by StabbedYa April 30, 2020
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