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A Tarbaby is a beautiful tortoiseshell cat with golden eyes who loves to chirp and chortle. Though often sweet and affectionate, they are easily irritated and will often whine when they are displeased.
Tarbaby likes to pursue yarn in the early hours of the morning.
Tarbaby by happytortie February 3, 2010
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Word used to describe an African American, or person of color. Similar to nigger.
Person 1: “that guy is so black he’s a tarbaby”
Person 2: “yeah! Total tarbaby!”
Tarbaby by Unknown12345687 June 16, 2018
A reference used against the younger darker Caucasian male and females to tell them how different they are from the whiter ones.
"There is a tarbaby next door we should hang him", Said Cletus at the Klan meeting.
Tarbaby by Kansas city blast rope December 4, 2018
A TayBaby is a amazing girl. Likes male genitalia. Likes to fuck.
DAYUUUUUUM thats a taybaby.
Taybaby by RPAR October 20, 2010

tar baby 

A dummy made of tar, which cannot be struck without getting oneself hopelessly stuck to it--from the story "Mr. Rabbit and Mr. Fox" by Joe Harris, as told by his fictional narrator, Uncle Remus.

Tar baby has become short hand for a situation better avoided than confronted.
The issue of immigration has become a tar baby for president Gearge W. Bush.
tar baby by thalio May 23, 2006

tar baby 

a situation almost impossible to get out of; a problem virtually unsolvable;
His political advisers told him to stay away from the controversy,
that it was a no-win cause, a “tar baby.”
tar baby by Richard April 18, 2004
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A US deep south term for an alligator. Usually used in the Cajun dialect.
Take the big pirogue, I saw a huge swamp dog out there earlier.
swamp dog by Crystal Ambrose May 22, 2006
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Throat Sweats 

The feeling and build up in your mouth/throat of saliva that sometimes accompanies nausea.
Oh man those burritos gave me the throat sweats, I hope I don’t have food poisoning.
Throat Sweats by TacoFings420 April 23, 2024
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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
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