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"Tans" or "Tan" is a common Slang word for a gun (usually a pistol or handgun). This word is commonly used by UK gang members or "Roadmen" in housing estates throughout London. This word is also used in other countries e.g. Australia and Scotland throughout the "Drill Rap" Music Genre.
"The mandem over those sides, got more fake Tans than a bitch from Brighton"
Tans by drilla41 May 30, 2021
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Lord! I gotta TANS again.
TANS by h8riceboys October 23, 2011
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She's the most caring and adorable girl you've ever seen. Don't make her mad or she will fite you and tell you to "die." SHE ALSO SCREENSHOTS IN VOICE CHATS and screenshots the weirdest moments. Loves Anime and hates anyone that says they hate anime.
Kelsy: AYY THAT GIRL IS WATCHING ANIME!

Marta: That's a TANS!
Tans by bEgOnEtHoT5577335511332244 October 30, 2018

come out ye black and tans 

The rebel’s call, that’s all you need to know
COME OUT YE BLACK AND TANS, COME OUT AND FIGHT ME LIKE A MAN! SHOW YER WIVES HOW YOU WON THOSE MEDALS DOWN IN FLAAAANDERS!!! TELL ‘ER HOW THE I.R.A. MADE YA RUN THE HELL AWAY!!

The Era of the Tans 

A period of darkness across the rank and file of the Highway Patrol. A period where management cares more about strict policy adherence than quality officers coming out of the Academy, and increased officer safety through better performing equipment and uniforms. A period where “do as I say and not as I do” has become the policy of all managers above the rank of sergeant.
The era of the tans:

Inclement weather will not “excessivley soil” tans. Therefore, the blue utility uniform is not acceptable.

We know your shift ends at 1500, but it’s 1458 and you’re already in civilian attire. We’ll have a talk with your supervisor about leaving early.

“We know you delivered a baby on the side of a freeway and it was filmed by news media. But you were wearing your blue uniform. Therefore, we’re giving you an MOD.”

Come Out, Ye Black and Tans 

A phrase daring the Black and Tans, pro-British constables during the Irish War of Independence, used by the Irish rebels.
It is famously known for being an idiom in an Irish rebellion song, "Come Out, Ye Black and Tans"p
Come out, ye black and tans, come out and fight me like a man! Show your wife how you won medals down in Flanders! Tell her how the IRA made you run like 'ell away, from the green 'n lovely lanes of Killeshandra!

Hollywood Tans 

Nickname for a woman who has overly tanned skin. This person is often tan during the winter months and has an orange glow to their skin, both implying their tan is not natural. Derived from the popular tanning chain in the tri-state area called Hollywood Tans.
Check out Hollywood Tans! She's starting to look like a tomato!
Hollywood Tans by Laurenita September 21, 2005
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