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    [Noun]  | "tar" | \ ˈtär \


    1: a dark brown or black bituminous usually odorous viscous liquid obtained by destructive distillation of organic material (such as wood, coal, or peat)

    2: a substance in some respects resembling tar; especially : a condensable residue present in smoke from burning tobacco that contains combustion by-products (such as resins, acids, phenols, and essential oils)

    3: sailor


    Origin: before 12th century ;

     Middle English terr, tarr, from Old English teoru; akin to Old English trēow tree {mat|tree:1|};

    [Noun]  | "tar baby" 


    1: something from which it is nearly impossible to extricate oneself


    Origin: 1882 ;

     From the tar baby that trapped Brer Rabbit in an Uncle Remus story by Joel Chandler Harris;

    [Noun]  | "Tar Heel" 


    1: a native or resident of North Carolina —used as a nickname


    Origin: 1858 ;

    [Noun]  | "tar paper" 


    1: a heavy paper coated or impregnated with tar for use especially in building


    Origin: 1886 ;

    [Noun]  | "tar pit" 


    1: an area in which natural bitumens collect and are exposed at the earth's surface and which tends to trap animals and preserve their hard parts (such as bones or teeth)


    Origin: 1839 ;

    [Noun]  | "tar sand" 


    1: a natural impregnation of sand or sandstone with petroleum from which the lighter portions have escaped


    Origin: 1899 ;

    [Verb]  | "tar" 


    1: to cover with tar

    2: to defile as if with tar


    Origin: 13th century ;

    [Verb]  | "tar" | \ ˈtär \


    1: to urge to action —usually used with on


    Origin: before 12th century ;

     Middle English terren, tarren, from Old English tyrwan;

    [Verb]  | "tarre" 


    1: to urge to action —usually used with on

    [Geographical name]  | "Tar" | \ ˈtär \


    1: river 215 miles (346 kilometers) long in northeastern North Carolina

    [Verb]  | "tar" 


    [Noun]  | "tar" 


    1: one who operates or navigates a seagoing vessel;


      * e.g., " ... a book about the adventurous lives of tars, skippers, and pirates of the 18th century "



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    [Noun]  | "jack-tar" 


    1: one who operates or navigates a seagoing vessel;


      * e.g., " ... a jack-tar swabbing the deck under the critical eye of the first mate "



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     [ "tar" ]

    1: One of, if not the single, least pure forms of heroin. The process of converting raw opium to tar heroin is much cheaper and faster than that of purer forms such as "Number 3" and "Number 4". As it's name implies, tar heroin is dark brown or black in color, and usually very sticky.

      * e.g.,  ... "All the heroin that's been coming in has been that Mexican Black Tar" 

     [ "tar" ]

    1:  Acronym for "take and run".

      * e.g.,  ... Guy A: man, this IPOD looks so sweet! 


     [ "tar" ]

    2:  Least pure form of heroin

      * e.g.,  ... Guy B: tar! 

     [ "tar" ]

    1: can be added to just about any name... giving it that modern sound we're all looking for, because normal names are hard as tits.

      * e.g.,  ... yo dustar! (dustin) get over her! 

     [ "tar tar" ]

    1: Synonym for retarded or if you're PC, special needs, mentally challenged, etc.

      * e.g.,  ... I have to go work with the tar tars as part of my community service. 

     [ "tar-tar" ]

    1: Mental Retard, or used as mentally retarded. I.E. There is no plural

      * e.g.,  ... Shut up you tar-tar 

     [ "Tar" ]

    1: Euphemism for word Retard, typically can be used in a large quantity of scenarios.

      * e.g.,  ... Jordan: What does this mean? 

     [ "Tar" ]

    1: British slang usually used as a quicker way to say Thank You. The use of the word "Tar" relating to the phrase "Thank You" is believed to originate from the 18th Century.

      * e.g.,  ... *Person 1 hands Person 2 a cuppa.* 

     [ "tar tars" ]

    1: tits, breasts

      * e.g.,  ... i grabbed her massive tar tars 

     [ "tars" ]

    1: The round rubber things on you car that spin around to make it go. (southern talk)

      * e.g.,  ... My tars are fixin to blow out so I need to go over yonder to buy some new'ens. 

     [ "tar tar" ]

    1: a rather large and masculine woman who wears slutty clothes usually reserved for attractive smaller women and possesses a very large penis despite claiming "her" femininity.

      * e.g.,  ... Your sister is a tar tar. 

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