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TAN
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adj. [Usenet, particularly rec.arts.sf.written.robert-jordan ] Abbrev. of
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tangent , as in off on a tangent , and synonym for OT. A number of
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hacker-humor synonyms are used for TAN in some newsgroups. Instances such as
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BEIGE, OFF-WHITE, BROWNISH-GRAY, and LIGHT BROWN have been observed. It is
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generally understood on newsgroups with this convention that any color
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descriptor is a TAN synonym if (a) used as the first word(s) of the topic of
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a Usenet post, (b) written in ALL CAPS, and (c) followed immediately by a
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colon. Usage: OFF-WHITE: 2000 Presidential candidates on an SF newsgroup.
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