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tickle the ivories 

To play the piano.

When you 'tickle' something, you touch it lightly. 'Ivories' refers to the white keys on the piano, which used to be made from ivory.
Uncle George tickled the ivories all night long.
tickle the ivories by VAKI5 May 14, 2005

To tickle the ivories 

To play the piano.
"Tickling the ivories tickles me in a way, that if Loretta tickled me in that way, I'd say, Oh yea ... that's nice ... that's the spot."
To tickle the ivories by thedude February 16, 2005

tinkling the ivories

Playing the piano. In the past, piano keys were made of ivory. Tinkling the ivories thus was used to describe the act of playing the piano.
John is tinkling the ivories for his guests now.
tinkling the ivories by elephants89 September 11, 2009

tickling the ivories 

when you rub your dick on a bitch's teeth.
My dick is sore from tickling the ivories all night.

Ivornese 

Ivornese, not to be confused with ivoronics which is more formally known as white bred ebonics, is not the equivalent of white-bred ebonics, but a completely separate dialect. It is believed to have originated in the era of Vanilla Ice and MC Hammer, which begot the phrase "Too Legit to Quit." Ivornese takes about every word that's not meant to be shortened, and shortens it, to something irritating and ridiculous. Ivornese is not an expansive dialect, because the majority of it is comprised by words overused and beaten to death. Words such as legit, probs (probably), totes (totally), sketch (sketchy), watevs (whatever), etc. In addition to shortening words that don't need to be shortened, the remainder of Ivornese is comprised of heinously overused words that people have become so accustomed to saying they don't even realize when they say it (this decades new 'like'). Examples include: FAIL! (Throw some D's on it maybe?), win, bro, epic, ghetto (for everything with a little dust on it), etc.
An ivornese conversation:
Ex#1)Hey girl! I'll totes be there to pick you up in mah swaggerwagon! Probs 'round 8!

Friend: Not the swaggerwagon! That car is so ghetto with its sticky cup holders and such!

Ex#2) Damn! I forgot to ask for mustard on my sandwich!

Friend: FAIL!
Ivornese by DiscoveryZone May 16, 2011
Ivorien is a prepossessing, cute, good hard working person, that considers everyones emotions and situations. Ivorien has his top priorities on his future and future lover. He loves animals and will sleep and cuddle with you. He'll call you baby and make you flush.
Damn ill date ivorien and live with him ..
Ivorien by weee nya nya wigga October 7, 2020
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