1.n. The plural for a kind of portable shelter
2.n. The plural for an obvious bulge in the crotch through fabric where an erection is produced, derived from the phrase "pitching a tent"
3.n. A kind of abbreviation for tentacle sex/rape, often used to describe a specific kind of porn
1. We slept in tents when we went camping.
2. Tents in public are generally frowned upon.
3. (On /d/, an image board on 4chan) Post more tents!
Japanese slang: When a fully clothed man has an erection, his friends may laugh, and some may call his organ a "tento mushi" (tent bug); others may also ask the below example with their tongue in their cheek.
"Oi, tento o hatteru" (Yo, you're setting up your tent)?
Acting as if unsure what to do.
It can mean uncertain or even hesitant.
I was tentative about signing up for parachuting lessons.
What a man pitches in his back yard after his wife whores around.
You know that guy John? He totally had to pitch a tent. Poor guy.
when a guy is hard and it shows through his trousers, he is 'tented' (or his trousers HAVE tented).
usually used to tease a mate, see example (2)
1 "oh my god man, you've tented - who you looking at?"
2 "mate, you saw her and your trousers just tented like that! haha"
When you have an erection under the covers.
God damn it! My mother just asked if my erection under my covers was a tent!