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Turtle Up 

To go on the defensive. To make oneself incapable of harm or damage.

Can be used in a literal or figurative sense.
1. When losing the game, he chose to turtle up, giving himself an opportunity to comeback.

2. The opposing boxer decided to turtle up and wait for the striker to tire himself out before striking back.
Turtle Up by Finest Gentleman June 15, 2022
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turtle up 

to curl up face down, in fetal-like position in self defense
This guy got knocked down in front of me and started to turtle up (face down covering his body and head with his hands).
turtle up by Ninja Turtle Nell July 22, 2010

Turtle Up 

Verb. 1) when a turtle is flipped over and unable to right itself. 2) When your drunk ass girlfriend falls on her ass from walking in heels in Ybor city and can't get off her back in the middle of the parking garage
OMG last night my girlfriend was so drunk she fell on her back and couldn't right herself again. A total turtle up situation.
Turtle Up by jackrabbitslim May 2, 2014

Turtle Up 

Verb. 1) when a turtle is flipped over and unable to right itself. 2) When your drunk ass girlfriend falls on her ass from walking in heels in Ybor city any can't get off her back in the middle of the parking garage
OMG last night my girlfriend was so drunk she fell on her back and couldn't right herself again. She total turtle up situation.
Turtle Up by jackrabbitslim May 2, 2014

turtle up 

When a pregnant woman falls on her and can not get up.
Dude, did you see that pregnant lady fall? she went turtle up!!!
turtle up by bbyeater October 11, 2017

beating up the turtle head 

When an uncircumsized guy masterbates at a fast enough rate to make his cock head pop in and out.
Tony O nearly passed out beating up the turtle head to a Sears catalog last night.

turtled up

When a guy gets so cold, his dick draws up inside himself to the point of looking as though he may be uncut, even though he isn't.
Man, it's so damn cold in here I was turtled up and had to pull my dick out of myself just to take a leak.

I think... but it was so damn long I forget, I have a hangover and I'm gonna need chemo.
turtled up by dj_nafi November 25, 2014
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Acronym, meaning Too Long Didn't Understand
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Sister: This meeting was to discuss the rough draft of my essay, where we discussed the subsidiary questions I added in my rough draft. We also discussed the relationship between my main title and the real-life situations I chose to use in my essay. We discussed the structure of my essay as well, specifically the Math AOK section and how it relates to the contradiction of the title. This second meeting was particularly helpful in discussing the implications of my essay claims and how to apply the title across various areas of knowledge. There were many sections of the essay that could have been cut down in wordiness and the ways of knowing required further and more in-depth analysis.

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