T.n. marijuana. (Drugs. From tea.) Can’t
you stay off that tea? All she thinks
about is smoking T. and where she’s gonna
get more of it.
tab 1. n. a bill (for something). (From tab-
ulation. See also chit.) What’s the tab
for this? Barlowe paid the tab and left
quietly. 2. n. a tablet (of medicine).
Take a couple of aspirin tabs and call me
in the morning. These tabs must have
got wet. They’re ruined. 3. tv. to identify
someone. I couldn’t quite tab her, but
when she started talking I knew right away
who she was. I tabbed him right away.
tabbedmod. well-dressed. (Black.) That
dude is tabbed. She’s really tabbed in
some nice threads.
table-hopin. to move from table to table
in a restaurant, nightclub, bar, etc. We
used to table-hop, but nobody knows us
anymore. They would table-hop—to the
great dismay of the waiters.
tackheadn. an overdressed male. (One
who looks tacky.) Gary is sort of a tack-
head when it comes to clothing. Don’t be
such a tackhead, Tom. Loosen up.
tacky 1. mod. cheap; crude. That was a
tacky thing to do to her. That was so
tacky! This is sort of a tacky gift for a
wedding. 2. mod. alcohol intoxicated.
Tom was a little tacky, so he gave me his
car keys. Bruno seems tacky, but that’s
just the way he is.
taco stand[“tako...] n. a lousy place; a
tacky place. It’s time to get out of this
taco stand and go somewhere decent.
Why doesn’t somebody clean up this taco
stand?
tadn. a bit; a small bit. I’ll take just a tad.
I’m on a diet. That’s a little more than
a tad, but it’s all right.tag 1. n. a name. I know the face, but I
forgot the tag. Everybody knows that tag
well. 2. n. euphoria from drug use; a drug
rush. This tag from this mojo is some-
thing to behold. This trash has no tag
at all. 3. n. a car license plate or sticker.
The car had Kansas tags and was tow-
ing a trailer. Don’t forget to get a new
tag for this year. 4. n. a blow to the body
in boxing. Wilbur landed another tag
to the right shoulder before the gong
sounded. Another tag on the head and
Wilbur will be down. 5. tv. to punch
someone in boxing. Sam tagged his op-
ponent on the cheek. The guy tagged
him back right in the gut. 6. tv. (in base-
ball) to touch a runner with the baseball.
Wilbur tagged the runner and fell f lat
on his face. The catcher tagged the run-
ner, but it was too late. 7. n. the coda or
ending section of a piece of music.
Now, I want everybody to slow down and
watch me on the tag. Give everything
you’ve got on the tag. 8. tv. to charge
someone with a crime. The cop tagged
him with the bank caper immediately.
The cop tagged me with a ticket before I
knew what hit me. 9. tv. to mark some-
thing with spray paint. Our guys tagged
the school walls last night.taggern. a gang member who puts gang
signs and themes on things with spray
paint. Sam is our best tagger. Man, he’s
an artist.Tah-dah![t@”da] exclam. Look at this!; Look
at me!; Presenting... Tah-dah! How
do you like my new haircut? And here