Definition of tango yankee

tango yankee

interjection

• thank you. Etymology: "Tango" is radio dispatcher code for the letter T, and "Yankee" is radio dispatcher code for the letter "Y."

  Tango Yankee, man!

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  Last edited on May 17 2011. Submitted by Pamela Pauwels from Rapid City, SD, USA on Dec 03 2002.

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stoopid	Definitions include: spelling of stupid.
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ne1	Definitions include: "anyone".
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TY	Definitions include: acronym for "thank you".
kthxbai	Definitions include: "okay, thanks, 'bye".
TYVM	Definitions include: acronym for "thank you very much".
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Other terms relating to 'tango':
it takes two to tango.	Definitions include: "Both people involved in a bad situation are to be blamed."
tango down	Definitions include: "a target has been injured or killed" or "a terrorist has been injured or killed."
Tango Foxtrot	Definitions include: acronym for "totally fucked" using the NATO phonetic alphabet.
tango uniform	Definitions include: out of service, broken, useless, inoperative.
Whiskey Tango	Definitions include: phonetic abbreviation for white trash.
Whisky Tango	Definitions include: phonetic abbreviation for "What the?", as in "What the heck?
Whisky Tango Foxtrot	Definitions include: phonetic abbreviation for "What the Fuck?"
Whisky Tango Foxtrot, over.	Definitions include: phonetic abbreviation for "What the Fuck?"
Other terms relating to 'yankee':
Yankee	Definitions include: Southern phrase meaning Northerner.
Yankee dime	Definitions include: rural US slang for a kiss.
Yankee nickel	Definitions include: rural US slang for a kiss.

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