English Dictionary
tanned
adj 1: (of skin) having a tan color from exposure to the sun; "a
young bronzed Apollo" [syn: {bronzed}, {browned}, {suntanned}]
2: converted to leather by a tanning agent [ant: {untanned}]
English Computing Dictionary
tanked
1. Same as {down}, used primarily by {Unix} hackers.
See also {hosed}.
2. Popularised as a synonym for "drunk" by Steve Dallas in the
late lamented "Bloom County" comic strip.
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(1995-02-28)