A Japanese knife or small sword, they are forged generally in hira-zukuri, meaning that they have no ridge-line, unlike the shinogi-zukuri shape of a katana. They were generally very thin and therefore would cut soft targets extremely well.
It is also the shortest of three similar swords, the wakizashi and the katana
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A tanto is very similar to a katana. It is shorter, about 6"-12" (15-30 cm) and very thin. It was designed for stabbing, but could be used to slash.
When Musashi lost his katana in battle, he pulled out his tanto.
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When you team up with a bro to double team a broad and the balls rub together creating friction and sparking a small fire, needing only marshmallows and smores
Hey did you hear jimmy and steve tanto that bitch last night? they burnt down the whole apartment complex
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A person of Indian descent . Not Native American, The India Subcontinent
Originates from the epic Film "Who's Harry Crumb?" starring the legendary John Franklin Candy.
He Tanto! That's a nice elephant you got there.
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Tantoe is a term that is used to exaggerate your opinion or statement. For example:
"That car is tantoe nice bro."
Where tantoe exaggerate the fact that he has a nice ride.
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Word when a Mexican teenager looks like hes 30.
Look at that tanto his mustache is huge.
Chris is a tanto.
"Hola tanto"
"Your son is a tanto, thats rad."
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