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    [Noun]  | "tan*ka" | \ ˈtäŋ-kə \


    1: an unrhymed Japanese verse form of five lines containing five, seven, five, seven, and seven syllables respectively; also : a poem in this form


    Origin: circa 1877 ;

     Japanese;

    [Noun]  | "tanka" 


     [ "Tankas" ]

    1: 1) Some bullshit on words with friends

      * e.g.,  ... Tankas is a bullshit word on words with friends. 


     [ "Tankas" ]

    2: 2) What an asian does in the subway

     [ "Tanka" ]

    1: someone who is over-grown, confused, frustrated and losing the way

      * e.g.,  ... You're Tanka 

     [ "Tanka" ]

    1: A usually dopey kid with a stutter.

      * e.g.,  ... Man, that kid is such a Tanka. 


     [ "Tanka" ]

    2: A Bigass kid who may or may not be a giant wimp.

     [ "Wopila tanka" ]

    1: "Many thanks" in Lakota, a native American language.

      * e.g.,  ... Random Person to me: "Sir, you deserve a raise. Here's a few benjamins. Don't ask how or why.." 

     [ "tanka hass" ]

    1: A pot smoking game in which a group of friends get into a car with a full tank of gas (aka hasseline) and drive around and smoke pot until they're out of hass.

      * e.g.,  ... Yo, let's play tanka hass. 

     [ "Tanka" ]

    1: A boy that is loved very much

      * e.g.,  ... I Iove my tanka 

     [ "Tanka" ]

    1: Tanka/tankas

      * e.g.,  ... Friend: Here, you can have some of my food. 


     [ "Tanka" ]

    2: A short response slang term for "thank you" occasionally said in England. Comes from a shortening of "thank-a-you", a common playful phrase. Adding 's' to tanka, making tankas, means "many thanks" as opposed to the usual tanka which means just a short "thank you".

      * e.g.,  ... Other friend: Tankas Cashier: Thanks for shopping here. Have a lovely day! 

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