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tortuga time 

"I feel like I'm in the twilight zone"

"You're on tortuga time. Welcome to the suck"
An unavoidable phenomenon that prevents you from arriving at your destination on time. There is no stopping it and can only be accepted - it's going to happen. Even if you attempt to leave earlier, some greater force prevents you from being on time. Just accept the inevitable, you're on Tortuga Time.
"You're on tortuga time. Welcome to the suck"
tortuga time by CAC3 June 13, 2016

tortucan 

somebody who's cognitive architecture is dominated by the ability to selectively NOT think about things they don't want to think about: brings up subjects they don't work through, don't work through details of something they think happened, not paying attention to most of the data.
When the creationists were presented data and scientific proof that the earth is 4.5 billion years old, they kept their tortucan attitude and didn't bother to study it.
tortucan by Retsejretsej July 14, 2019
A catchy yet awful song that you just cant't get outta ur head, even after hearing it played just once.
"This song really gets on my nerves and still...!...this is fuckin tortune"
tortune by its_aks November 11, 2005
The last song that you have heard which is spontaneously and annoyingly playing in your head: LAST SONG SYNDROME
n. tortune
vb.tortune, -ed, have --ed.
Samson Playing
B1: Man that song's great...
B2: No. It gives me LSS.
B1: LSS is out man...You are tortuned by it...
Tortune by Hotnail kickers August 8, 2009
a place that, in theory, doesn't exist-- you can only find it if you've been there before. nobody knows the exact location of it, or how to get there, unless somebody else knows the way. you can't ask for directions how to get there either.
person 1: hey, lets go to kyles house
person 2: i have no idea where it is, or how to get there
person 1: can we call him and get directions?
person 2: no, its like tortuga, nobody knows how to get there.
person 3: hey, ive been there once, i can lead the way.
tortuga by ka301243 April 25, 2011
Tortuga describes a person who is very studious and cares a lot about grades and studying.
Originally derived from studious people who wear big backpacks as high up as possible, making them look like a turtle, tortuga has now come to describe any person who is exceptionally scholarly and hard-working.
Look at Corinna, she's in the library every Friday. What a tortuga!!

John would rather study that come play football. He's such a tortuga.
tortuga by Johan Sladikus October 16, 2005
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