Efforts to darken the shade of human skin, either by natural means (direct exposure to the sun), artifical products (self-tanners), or enhanced exposure to simulated sunlight (tanning beds). Excessive tanning is likely associated with skin cancer.

"Orange alert! Paris should really stop going to the salon to fake and bake - instead of wasting her time tanning, she should work for world peace."
by Secret Agent Anne August 2, 2006
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Dermatologic suicide performed to temporarily improve one's appearance.
Let's go tanning. We'll get wrinkles by 25 and melanoma by 40, but we're sure gonna look fresh in our wifebeaters this weekend.
by SomethingThatIsNotInUse January 14, 2012
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im boutta go tanning outside in the hot sun cus its summer
by pimp chronicles April 2, 2011
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1. Making short work of - especially associated with "downing" alcohol.

2. Process in which skin pigmentation darkens as a result of exposure to ultraviolet light.

3. A beating/whipping
1. "He was fairly tanning that bottle of vodka!"

2. "Katie Price has really taken the tanning too far"

3. "She gave him a right good tanning the other night"
by c2d2 July 20, 2010
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To go off outside, and smoke anything that needs to be smoked apon.
I went out said go tanning, so I smoked myself a bowl
by BlackDaliah October 8, 2010
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1) A free treatment for depression.

2) A free teeth-whitening treatment.

3) Something amazing people do.

4) Lying in the ♥SUN♥
1) Tanning puts people in a better mood...for free!

2) Tanning will make your teeth look whiter. It will make your skin look darker, which will cause your teeth to look whiter in comparison.

3) "Oh look at that girl--she's tanning!"
"I know, isn't she amazing?"

4) Orion: "Hey what're you up to?"
Me: "Lying in the sun, tanning. I'm gonna die of skin cancer."
Orion: "Yes you are...I fucking hate the sun."
by Live.Love.Learn July 31, 2009
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im going to give you a tanning for fucking my mum!!!
by aly March 30, 2005
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