Tousle
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To normalize an individual and/or behavior that was previously judged as reprehensible. It is a (typically humorous) rehabilitation/humanization of a person's image. If tousling is effective, it reveals that any previous condemnation was just grandstanding.
"When Fallon tousled Trump, that normalized him and made him more sympathetic. I guess all those viewers who that that that was cute weren't really that concern about Trump after all!"; "When Colbert was tousling Sean Spicer at the Emmy's it really made me mad because I was like, 'I thought Colbert really believed that Spicer was a danger to the country; guess not!'"
tousle by psychophysics September 19, 2017
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A Trousle of Bones
Dude 1#: Bro, I just saw A Trousle of Bones on Jones St.
Dude 2#: Dude no way! Did you get a picture?
Dude 2#: Dude no way! Did you get a picture?
A Trousle of Bones by tyytanb0n3.d April 17, 2019
tossle cap
A colloquialism specific to Pittsburgh natives. Generally known as a toboggan, beanie, or skull cap by everyone else.
tossle cap by JHoVe May 3, 2010
tosle
This word is used ageens someone with the name Tom. It's used when they need to go to bed but they don't want to. It basically means that soemone with the name tom should go to bed.
*Tom's mom screams at him that he can't be playing games at 3 am*
-Yes i can, tom says
*Me over the mic * no you can be playing games now tosle.
-Yes i can, tom says
*Me over the mic * no you can be playing games now tosle.
tosle by billylikescandy October 28, 2020
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