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Teva (pronounced teh-vuh, not tee-vuh) is a Hebrew word for "nature" and the name of a brand of outdoor adventure performance and lifestyle footwear. They are best known for their nylon webbing and velcro closure river sandal, but have since moved into a complete line of outdoor performance and lifestyle footwear, including trail runners, light hikers, and casual shoes. Well-known for their support of environmental causes, and along with Chacos and Keens are ubiquitous in outdoors and paddling culture, especially the Arkansas River Valley of Colorado - and even more during rafting season. Sometimes worn by poseurs but still worn by many legit woodsy hipsters, trustafarians and male and female mountainsexuals Available from outdoor specialty shops such as The Trailhead in Buena Vista, Colorado.
Matt - "It's springtime in the Rockies!"

Ryan - "Howdaya know?"

Matt - "people are wearing Tevas, shorts, and down jackets with their mountain bikes AND backcountry skis in their Thule rack. Kayaks won't be far behind."
Tevas by da Chetster March 15, 2009
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A garish form of footwear. Often worn by travellers and people with too much money and not enough common sense. Look around...have you ever seen a local wearing 'tevas'? Arrogant and insensitve attempt to cover all the bases. Orignallly the name for a brand specific form of footwear that has since evolved into the generic name describing thongs with velcro straps. Eco-gear for people intent on destroying wildlife.
'Hey check out those kooks in the tevas and three quarter pants. I wonder what eco-tribe they belong to?'
tevas by martin eden February 23, 2005
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Tevas with socks 

The most offensive and heinous combination of footwear imaginable. Fashion suicide.
Marre: Dana was wearing tevas with socks today.

Max: Wow so she wants even less friends than she already has?

tavo tevas 

tavo tevas means "your father" in Lithuanian .It literally can be an answer to anything. Also a great insult. Yeah we use "your dad" instead of "your mom". Get over it, it's cooler, and if you don't think so, go drink some bleach hunty !
Erikas-wow, you look good today!
Samanta-thanks, tavo tevas also said so.

Erikas- da fak? kas tau antakius ispesiojo, atrodai kaip ciklopas.
Samanta-tavo tevas.
tavo tevas by choakur May 28, 2016

Igno Tevas 

Someone who never writes a 10, only 9
Person 1: "Bro I got a 9 when I deserved a 10."
Person 2: "Igno Tevas?"
Igno Tevas by dzykas December 14, 2022

teaspoon leg it out of here 

When the Boston tea party were rumbled by the british, whilst drinking tea. They were awful at improvising a term so decided to 'Teaspoon Leg it out of here'.
This can be used to get out of a situation of awkwardness.
Person 1: How did you get out of the sit with that arsehole Miles?
Person 2: I totally had to teaspoon leg it out of here

teasession

An artificially induced and extra prolonged recession caused by a self-serving group of corporate sponsored idiots.
I heard you lost your job due to this new teasession. You aren't alone, millions more will be unemployed soon due to this teasession, but at least billionaires won't have to worry about higher taxes.
teasession by Jumbo III August 6, 2011
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