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Tiger Ride

Coined by Joshua Connor "Null" Moon, originating from the Chinese proverb "He who rides a tiger is afraid to dismount."

When an innovation is so advanced and has potential for mass destruction that there are moves to stop it, but you can't got off it, fearing what your enemies would do with it.
Nuclear bombs are a tiger ride. You want China and Russia to have nuclear bombs, you want INDIA to have nuclear bombs?

AI is a tiger ride. It's very scary, it can be used to spy on you. But if you give it up, you become a slave to China.
Tiger Ride by w7lves January 23, 2026

Ride The Tiger 

To embark on a course of action that you will not be able to abandon later. Once you start, you will not be able to stop.
“Ha! See? I told you I could Ride the Tiger!”

“Yeah. You sure showed me. Now how are you going to get off the tiger’s back without being eaten?”
Ride The Tiger by Carnefice June 16, 2020

Ride the Tiger 

Harry Styles has a tiger tattoo on his thigh, therefore, ride the tiger. Riding the tiger is wanting to it riding Harry Styles’ thigh.
“Wow, I want to ride the tiger so fucking bad. I know it would feel so good.”

Ride the Tiger 

General definition: To engage in extremely risky activity without a clearly defined exit strategy in hopes of obtaining a sizeable benefit.
I swing trade the highly volatile British Pound/Japanese Yen currency pair without fixed exit targets. Therefore, I Ride the Tiger.

Note: Although the Dragon is one of the Pound/Yen's many ominous nicknames, Ride the Dragon is specific to heroin use. Therefore, I do not Ride the Dragon.
Ride the Tiger by JohnnyRy March 16, 2022

ride the tiger 

Inject heroin. The volume markers on the syringe make up the stripes.
"Ride the tiger, you can see his stripes but you know he's clean." -Dio
ride the tiger by KlarkKent June 14, 2010

Ride the Tiger 

The exponential increase in psychedelic consciousness after ingesting a hallucinogenic drug. Once arriving at the climax of the trip, the initial "riding of the tiger" has ended.
"Hey Mike, do you have those shrooms?" Mike- "In my belly.".... "I'm ready to ride the tiger."
Ride the Tiger by DenimDaryl March 1, 2013
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We have a Zoom meeting in a few minutes and I’ll probably go pajama casual.
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The recent boom in consumer spending on entertainment and experiences with a high demand running up the cost of enjoying of those experiences.
I’m trying to go to this Taylor Swift concert but the funflation has made it so impossible for me to afford tickets.
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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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Person 1: Did u watch ** last nite?
Person 2:......
Person 3: O no u got aired!
aired by Pietro February 9, 2005
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piddlefart

Instead of doing my homework, I decided to piddlefart around for two hours.
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