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[Noun] | "tor*pe*do" | \ tȯr-ˈpē-(ˌ)dō \
1: a weapon for destroying ships by rupturing their hulls below the waterline: such as
2: a submarine mine
3: a thin cylindrical self-propelled underwater projectile
Origin: circa 1520 ;
Borrowed from Latin torpēdō "state of inertness, sluggishness, lethargy, the electric ray Torpedo marmorata or related species," from torpēre "to be numb, lack sensation, be struck motionless, be sluggish or lethargic" + -din-, -dō, suffix of state {mat|torpid|};
* Note : The n-stem suffix -din-, -dō is presumed to have been originally applied to stative verbs such as torpēre. It is directly comparable to the suffix in Greek algedon-, algedṓn "pain, suffering," derived from algéō, algeîn "to feel pain." In Latin the -ē- of the verb was taken as part of the suffix, which was then applied directly to adjectives, the resulting nouns often denoting undesirable or unpleasant states (as gravēdō "head cold, oppressive feeling," dulcēdō "sweetness, pleasantness, itch, irritation," putrēdō "rottenness"; compare as later formations {albedo|albedo}, {flavedo|flavedo}). — The application of the word torpedo "electric ray" to submarine warfare dates to the early years of the American Revolution. The Pennsylvania-born inventor David Bushnell (1740-1824 or 26) developed a small submersible vessel in 1776, which was used in an unsuccessful assault on a British ship in New York harbor on September 7th of that year. The physician James Thacher recorded this event in his journal for October: "By some gentlemen from head-quarters, near New York, we are amused with an account of a singular machine, invented by a Mr. D. Bushnell of Connecticut, for the purpose of destroying the British shipping by explosion …Mr. Bushnell gave to his machine the name of American Turtle or Torpedo" (Military Journal of the American Revolution, [Hartford, CT, 1862], pp. 62-63). Bushnell appears to have given the name "torpedo" to his submarine, rather than solely to the time-detonated powder magazine that was meant to be screwed into the hull of a ship below the waterline. In a description of the boat and powder magazine sent in a letter to Thomas Jefferson in October, 1787, Bushnell used neither "turtle" nor "torpedo." (The letter was published as "General Principles and Construction of a Sub-marine Vessel" in Transactions of the American Philosophical Society, vol. 4 [1799], pp. 303-12.) In 1777 Bushnell experimented with floating mines—powder kegs set off by a spring-released flintlock—but these too failed to damage a British vessel. Probably not unconnected to Bushnell's "torpedo," the same word was used by Robert {fulton|Fulton:b} in the early nineteenth century to refer to underwater explosive devices of his own design, in letters and a pamphlet Torpedo War, and Submarine Explosions (New York, 1810); Fulton believed that submarine mines, his "torpedoes," would effectually end aggressive naval warfare and ensure freedom of the seas. With the development of the self-propelled torpedo by the British engineer Robert Whitehead in 1866, the word torpedo began to be applied solely to such devices, with submarine mine or a similar term reserved for stationary explosive devices.;
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[Verb] | "torpedo"
1: to hit or sink (a ship) with a naval torpedo : strike or destroy by torpedo
2: to destroy or nullify altogether : wreck
Origin: circa 1879 ;
Derivative of {see: |torpedo:1|torpedo:1};
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[Noun] | "torpedoes"
1: a large sandwich on a long split roll;
* e.g., " ... that deli's torpedoes are big enough to serve two people "
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[ "torpedoes" ]
1: 1) n. The tips of one's fingers after wiping, but prior to washing. IE Your fingers when they have shit on them.
* e.g., ... 1) Upon picking my nose, I realized I forgot to wash my torpedoes. Damn...
[ "torpedoes" ]
2: 2) n. A game involving sticking your shit covered finger tips in someone's face.
* e.g., ... 2) I stuck my fingers in my friend's mouth and shouted, "Torpedoes!" and ran away. He soon caught me and beat the shit out of me...
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[ "torpedo" ]
1: To betray, backstab, diss, or punk someone with the intent of causing harm to their reputation.
* e.g., ... He's going to torpedo Doug's election chances by telling the press about his adulterous ways.
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[ "Torpedo" ]
1: A fast moving dick that fucks vigorously.
* e.g., ... Kiersten bent over the sink so Chad could Torpedo her pussy and anus then he gave her a massive creampie and cum facial!
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[ "torpedo" ]
1: Incarceration Term-
* e.g., ... Jonny Boy was overheard talking shit about the head. He woke up in the middle of the night to the torpedos thumping on his head with socks full of batteries.
[ "torpedo" ]
2: An enforcer in prison/jail. Large and tough men that are assigned the role of enforcer among their race by the head of the race. If someone is disrespectful or breaks the rules, the head will send out torpedos to do some damage.
[ "torpedo" ]
3: A typical minor incursion will result in a chinstrap (a heavy hit to the chin) or, for a more serious incursion, a stomp by all members of the race.
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[ "Torpedo" ]
1: When a Man runs full speed while erect into a woman bending over. (completely random girl)
* e.g., ... yo man, i torpedoed some chick last night, too bad i missed. Now my dicks real fucked.
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[ "torpedo" ]
1: A long turd.
* e.g., ... Man, I just flushed a torpedo there. Shit, the bathroom smells.
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[ "Torpedo" ]
1: The Fatest J you've ever seen.
* e.g., ... That Torpedo fucked us up.
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[ "Torpedo" ]
1: Drug slang -- A regional street term for crack and marijuana, presumably used together.
* e.g., ... Drug slang: 'God know the torpedo you are into.'
[ "Torpedo" ]
2: Military -- A self-propelled explosive projectile weapon, launched above or below the water surface, propelled underwater toward a target, and designed to detonate on contact with, or in proximity to, a target, usually understood to be a ship.
* e.g., ... Military: 'In World War II the Kriegsmarine used torpedoes 21 inches in diameter (533mm) and 16 meters long.'
[ "Torpedo" ]
3: Neuropathology -- A focal fusiform swelling of the axons of Purkinje cells, located in the first portion of the axis cylinder prior to the origin of collateral branches, often accompanied by swollen dendritic ramifications and patchy displacement of Purkinje cells, a typical pathologic finding in olivopontocerebellar atrophy of the granular layer of the cerebellum.
* e.g., ... Neuropathology: (a thing in the brain.)
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[ "Torpedo" ]
1: An uncircumcised dick that is long but not thick.
* e.g., ... Get rid of your torpedo and go get a head.
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[ "torpedo" ]
1: Verb: when a woman KNOWINGLY rubs her breast(s)against a male "accidentally" for effect. A form of flirtation or teasing that can be explained away as a mistake if needed. Often done "innocently" on dates when you like him.
* e.g., ... "If you Torpedo Derek there's no way he'll be able to ignore you any longer."
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