tether

A rope or chain that holds something together
A tetherball pole has a ball attached to a tether.
by Miracle Crew's Dictionary October 16, 2013
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A term that refers to an African American that believes the Aboriginal Americans are impostors while his ancestors are infact the owners of America.
Noun:Tether

He is a tether
by Rakym September 25, 2022
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A term used by members of the American Negro ethnic group (refered to later in history as colored, African-American, Black, FBA/ADOS) to describe African and/or Caribbean immigrants who move to America for economic opportunity using the benefits of the American Negro Civil Rights struggle while simultaneously disparaging the history, legacy, and lineage of the Negro American movement.
I don't know why Kuku Kufi is on the news saying African-Americans don't need reperations, he/she is a whole tether. Why are they even in the conversation? Why do they keep saying WE? Yo, that's a whole first generation immigrant.
by Crispus Attucks Reloaded September 01, 2022
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Tether

A black person who moved from Africa or the Caribbean to the United States and pretends to be a Black American native to the country. Often they take anti-Black, white supremacist view points despite being black.
Jafari comes from Ghana, he’s always talking bad about Black Americans, but he wants to appropriate their culture when it’s convenient for him. He’s a tether.
by Red Joker August 04, 2022
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on the tether

On house arrest, usually with a tracking device around one's ankle. Like a horse tethered to a post; you can't go anywhere.
Nah, man, you gotta come over to chill. You know they got me on the tether n' shit!
by The Infragable Krunk April 18, 2015
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Tethering

The process of connecting your phone to your laptop in order to facilitate an Internet connection. Usually performed via bluetooth or USB.
John: ah crap I can't get a wifi signal on my laptop. Sorry, I can't look up that obscure Pink Floyd track on discogs.com

Bob: dude, one word - tethering.

John: dude!
by mr. duffy April 08, 2010
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tethering

using your cellular phone as your computer modem.
"Did you know you can connect to the internet with your cell phone via tethering?"
by Keystr0ke September 05, 2006
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