Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The Hindu loom, consisting of a bamboo frame, a pair of heddles moved by loops, in which the great toes of the operator are inserted, a needle which sews as a shuttle, and a lay.
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Examples
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But I wonder if the AFL would have the same "tanty" if this was the scenario.
unknown title 2009
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I had a tanty about some elements of fandom, yeah?
Monday again karenmiller 2009
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Partly that's because I've hit a mental roadblock -- I need to step back and unknot some plotting stuff before I can progress, and because my brain knows that it's starting to throw a tanty.
Urgent reading for all Aussie book lovers karenmiller 2009
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If ya reckon I have gone off, nuts, done me fkn crier, wigged out, flipped me lid, chucked a tanty, spat the fkn dummy just see what happens if it gets moved without my fkn god dam I am a effin god sign off
Cheeseburger Gothic » Well that went better than expected. 2009
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I somehow doubt this is any more than Steve “the chair” ballmer throwing another tanty.
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There will be a tanty, let me assure you. sing - scream clowns to the left of me, jokers to the right.
sierrazen Diary Entry sierrazen 2006
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I somehow doubt this is any more than Steve “the chair” ballmer throwing another tanty.
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I have gotten to that stage where I turn every trivial thing into something to chuck a tanty about.
sierrazen Diary Entry sierrazen 2004
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In other words, I'm going to chuck a tanty and tell her its my friggen birthday and I dont want aunty violet ruining my party!!!
sierrazen Diary Entry sierrazen 2004
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This Week in Online Tyranny - Eventually I'll test my thesis that says, "The bigger the product launch, the more social media users get banged in the tanty."
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