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turn around 

a metaphor, usually used in song, for suicide.
"You tell me that you're sorry / Didn't think I'd turn around and say / That it's too late to apologize" ('Apologize, OneRepublic)

"I met a girl who sang the blues, and I asked her for some happy news / She just smiled and turned away"
('American Pie', Don McLean, referencing Janis Joplin)
turn around by RDoh August 22, 2011
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Turn Around!

The mating call of the wild gargoyle. Society as a whole is generally confused as to what this mating call is in reference to, but public figures (Oprah, Charlie Sheen, and Tom Hanks) are on record stating that the act involves a strap-on.
*Heard from behind a closed door*
Gargoyle: Turn Around!
Man-Beast: Sometimes I feel like mating with you isn't quite natural....
Gargoyle: THINK I CARE?!?!???
*Sounds of moaning and crying follow*
Turn Around! by ConcernedUCStudent December 2, 2011

Turn around make me frown 

When you're walking down the street and you see a woman with a nice booty walking in front of you. You are now infatuated until she turns around and you see that she in fact, looks like a horse.
*walking around at school
Guy 1: dude that girl is hot
Guy 2: wait for it
*girl turns around
Guy 1: DAMN SHE UGLY
Guy 2: that is a what I call a turn around make me frown.

Turn-around dumper 

When a male begins to urinate and realizes he also has to deficate, therefor requiring a turn around squat to the toilet.
I went into the bathroom to piss but ended up having to hit a turn-around dumper.

I felt like Kobe when I had to hit the turn-around dumper in the bathroom.
Turn-around dumper by Rdeezy98 April 18, 2017

Turn around let down 

A girl who looks really hot from the backside, but as soon as she turns around, you see that she's old, not attractive, ugly, etc....
That girl over there, I was checking her out until I saw the front. She was a turn around let down.
Turn around let down by DerekD January 14, 2008

turn around time 

(noun. Also, turn-around time, or; turn over) The time in which something takes to get done. A waiter has many turn overs in a night. A buyer wants to know what company, or service's turn around time is.
What's the turn around time from production to final sale?
turn around time by Antenna Wilde February 21, 2008

Turn around on dat ass 

When you are attempting to assist an individual and they are extremely ungrateful lil shitz, to avoid conflict you TURN AROUND ON DAT ASS.
Impatient individual:
"That's NOT RIGHT!! You're wrong and dumb.I'm not dealing with this stupid place."
Patient associate talking to other associate:
"Girl I whipped my hair back and forth and will continue to turn around on dat ass until she gets her life together."
Turn around on dat ass by Scaina March 17, 2017
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