thunder-boomern. a thunderstorm.
There will be thunder-boomers in the
boonies tonight. A few thunder-boom-
ers may wake you up tonight.
thunderboxn. a portable stereo radio, of-
ten played very loudly in public. (See also
boom box.) Someday I’m going to
smash one of these thunderboxes! Why
not get a thunderbox of your own?
thunder-thighsn. big or fat thighs. (Cruel.
Also a rude term of address.) Here
comes old thunder-thighs. Here, thun-
der-thighs, let me get you a chair or two.
tickn. a minute; a second. (See also sec.)
I’ll be with you in a tick. This won’t
take a tick. Sit tight.
ticked (off)mod. angry. Wow, was she
ticked off! Kelly was totally ticked.
ticker 1. n. a heart. I’ve got a good strong
ticker. His ticker finally gave out. 2. n.
a watch. My ticker stopped. The bat-
tery must be dead. If your watch runs
on a battery, can you really call it a ticker?
ticket 1. n. the exact thing; the needed
thing. Her smile was her ticket to a new
career. This degree will be your ticket
to a bright and shining future. 2. n. a li-
cense. I finally got a ticket to drive a big
truck. I showed her my ticket, and she
let me off with a warning.
tickled (pink)mod. amused; utterly de-
lighted; pleased. I am tickled pink you
could come this evening. We w e re t i c k -
led that you thought of us.
tickle the ivoriestv. to play the piano.
I used to be able to tickle the ivories real
nice. She sat down to tickle the ivories
for a while.
tick someone offtv. to make someone an-
gry. (See also ticked (off).) That really
ticks me off! TDoesn’t that tick off every-
one?
tick-tock[“tIktak] 1. n. a heart. (See also
ticker.) My tick-tock is as strong as an
ox’s. How long does an ox’s tick-tock last
anyway? 2. n. a watch or clock. (Juve-
nile.) Wind your tick-tock before you
forget. The tick-tock in the kitchen has
broken.
ticky-tacky[“tIkitAki] n. cheap and shabby
material. Those houses are just made of
ticky-tacky, and they won’t even be here in
twenty years. That stuff is just ticky-
tacky. No one will buy it.
tiddledmod. alcohol intoxicated. He had
a tendency to get a little tiddled. Jack’s
too tiddled to drive.
tied upmod. busy. I was tied up and
couldn’t get to the phone. The phone was
tied up for more than an hour.
tie-inn. a connection; a liaison. And who
is your tie-in with the Acme Systems Com-
pany? I got a call from Mary—my tie-
in with the mayor’s office—who says it’s
all set.
tie it onGo to tie one on.
tie one on and lay one on; tie it ontv.
to get drunk. The boys went out to tie
one on. They laid one on, but good.
tie on the nosebagGo to put on the
feedbag.
tie the knot 1. tv. to marry a mate. We
tied the knot in a little chapel on the
Arkansas border. They finally tied the
knot. 2. tv. [for a cleric] to unite a cou-
ple in marriage. It was hard to find
somebody to tie the knot at that hour.
It only took a few minutes for the ship’s
captain to tie the knot.
tiffled[“tIfld] mod. alcohol intoxicated.
Harry was too tiff led to drive. Mary got
a little tiff led, but nothing really gross.
tigern. a strong and virile man. The guy’s
a tiger. Watch out for him. Isn’t Ziggy
a tiger!
tiger juiceGo to tiger sweat.
tiger(’s) milkGo to tiger sweat.
tiger sweat and tiger juice; tiger(’s) milk
n. bad liquor; strong liquor; any beer or
liquor. What is this tiger sweat anyway?
How about some more of that tiger
juice? This tiger milk would kill a tiger
of any age or disposition.
tight 1. mod. stingy. She’s really tight with
her cash. You’re just too tight. Gimme
a fiver, Dad, come on. 2. mod. alcohol in-
toxicated. Frank was tight and didn’ttight