tails

Definitions

noun Plural form of tail.
noun slang Short for tailcoat.
noun The side of a coin that doesn't bear the picture of the head of state or similar
noun mining tailings; waste
verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of tail.

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Didn't realize that what we call the tails are getting fatter; risk coming from jumps increasing.

EconTalk 2009
Where you hunt B-tails, is that in the dark, damp rainforrest?

Why I Hate Detachable Magazines 2009
He called tails the next ten times in a row, and each time it came up heads.

Parents Behaving Badly Scott Gummer 2011
Talking about thick tails is not the same as doomsaying.

Are Over- and Underestimation of the Dangers of Global Warming Equally Likely?, Bryan Caplan | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009
Now, first of all, the concept of cutting off (and eating) mermaid tails is wildly arresting.

Little Vampire (and Other Little Folk) Heather McDougal 2009
By contrast, I think Arnold's fascination of late with "the tails" is a lot more in line with what will eventually win out in the way we think about markets.

Comments on Hayek, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009
He called tails the next ten times in a row, and each time it came up heads.

Parents Behaving Badly Scott Gummer 2011
Where you hunt B-tails, is that in the dark, damp rainforrest?

Why I Hate Detachable Magazines 2009
Anything with eyes, fins or tails is too realistic for me to swallow.

What I Did On Holiday « Tales from the Reading Room 2009
Now, first of all, the concept of cutting off (and eating) mermaid tails is wildly arresting.

Archive 2009-07-01 Heather McDougal 2009