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tangentialize

(verb)

1. To go off on a tangent mid-conversation.

2. To pirate a conversation away from its natural course.

Let's stop tangentializing so we can figure out what we're doing tonight.

When I'm talking with her, Kristen tangentializes so often that I can't ever remember what we were originally talking about.

by Pabloney April 6, 2011

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tangential search

1. Do a search
2. Notice an interesting result only somewhat related to your actual search.
3. Search on the new term.
4. goto 2.

Following interesting results from a given search to the point of getting lost in interesting results from search engines for hours. Often results in porn results withing a Kevin Bacon step envelope.

Search: how to get cat urine stains out of a leather couch.
Result: ***&&$&@#((#&$$&*%%&(^#

You: "Wow, I've never heard of THAT fetish, I'll just search on it to find out more..."

and aawway you go! You've just started a tangential search.

by Rev.Slade February 3, 2010


Tangential vigilantes

A group intent on refraining from introducing a subject utterly irrelevant and unrelated to the conversation already in progress. Two or more people determined to curtail comments made by a clueless third party that take a hard detour from the topic being discussed.

Even though they were Tangential Vigilantes, I could not follow what the fuck they were taking about.

by Zkeballer January 25, 2023


Tangential

When a line is just touching at one point of a circle or when a person is at boundary of a house is known as Tangent

I was tangential to her house

by Shiv 23 December 20, 2024


Tangentialism

noun; a point or points made during a discussion that are off-topic or only loosely related to the actual subject of discussion, or the tendency to makes such points ;

noun or adjective; Tangentialist, as a noun describes a person or group of people who frequently make tangentialist remarks

While they were discussing the Trolley Car problem, Rupert made the tangentialist remark that modern trolley cars have safety systems which make it impossible for them to crash into people. He's quite the tangentialist. Unfortunately, the group's discussions were derailed by frequent tangentialism.

by ARog59 August 23, 2024