Skip to main content
Urban Dictionary Merch
Your favorite words on things you can wear, drink from, read, or give to a friend.
The Urban Dictionary Store sells gifts you’ll have to explain.
In terms of video games, to telegraph is to give advance notice of. A good example is Punch Out. Most fighters do a small animation that shows they are about to attack.
Piston Honda telegraphs his punches by wiggling his eye brows.
telegraph by Rok Bloom July 22, 2008
to signal one's actions or intentions, especially unintentionally
This is one guy who never telegraphs his moves.

telegraphed his punches 

almost like winding up for your punch or cocking your arm back; it is a little reflex that shows you are going to punch before you do it. Experienced fighters are usually better at hiding how they are coming at you or not at all. Sometimes if you are quick enough it doesn't matter.
silvers Author | 2007-05-06 22:18:30

street fighter didn't have shit. there was no art in his technique. he telegraphed his punches like a bitch and because of this he was easy to read. mma guy waits for him to swing, knows where the kids head is and bang, bang, bang. socked him with the left like 3 times in a row near the end with that shit

stolen from -(a fighting tips website)

Coconut Telegraph 

The Coconut Telegraph is the Tropic's version of The Grapevine. Think of it like two halved coconut shells connected by a string.
You can hear it on the Coconut Telegraph, all dee iland gossip, who did dis and dat.

bush telegraph 

An Australian term for information being spread by word of mouth. (A bit like "heard it on the grapevine).
OMG, I can not believe what I heard about Ross on the bush telegraph.
bush telegraph by SAB Aussie October 9, 2010
A feeling of immense pleasure with a girl with indirect contact
OOh......we telegraphed on the phone yesterday..........felt sooo great!
telegraph by Piranha October 25, 2004
More from Urban Dictionary
Being ignored by someone when making a statement or asking a question. Also known as blanked and turfed.
Person 1: Did u watch ** last nite?
Person 2:......
Person 3: O no u got aired!
aired by Pietro February 9, 2005
Word of the Day on October 10, 2026

piddlefart

Instead of doing my homework, I decided to piddlefart around for two hours.
piddlefart by Rene April 25, 2005
Word of the Day on October 9, 2026
anyone who succeeds in disgracing/over indulging themselves in the throws of clubland
28 hours and 4 clubs later, gurning for england but still refusing to go home - a total wrongun!!
wrongun by bevvers March 21, 2007
Word of the Day on October 8, 2026

square grouper

Nickname given to bales of marijuana thrown overboard or out of airplanes. Origin is reportedly from members of the US Coast Guard in the area of Southern Florida.
"Base we've got some square groupers floating outside of Miami harbor."
square grouper by slipsheet November 6, 2004
Word of the Day on October 7, 2026
A girl who does ballet and only talks about ballet. Her schedule is filled with dance classes which does not allow her to do any other activity.
"Hey, do you know that girl Sally?"

"Yeah, she's kind of annoying. All she ever talks about it ballet."

"Wow, what a Bunhead."

"Hey Sally, you want to hang out this weekend?"
"I can't, I have dance."
"You're such a Bunhead."

"Yeah... I know."
Bunhead by Jen00 October 24, 2014
Word of the Day on October 6, 2026

trucker's tan 

A sunburn or suntan focused on the left arm. It is caused by the left side of the body being the only half that gets exposed to sunlight while driving. Presumably, it would be located on the right side of the body in countries where they drive on the left side of the road.
I had a trucker's tan after driving for 10 straight hours on a sunny day.
Word of the Day on October 5, 2026
Load more