Tubular

/ˈtjuːbjələr/ adjective

Definition

Shaped like a tube or cylinder, or (slang) really cool and awesome.

Etymology

From Latin 'tubulus,' a diminutive of 'tubus' (tube). The slang meaning became popular in 1980s surf culture to describe an excellent wave or cool situation.

Kelly Says

Surfers coined 'tubular' to describe the hollow tube formed when a wave curls over—and the word became so popular it basically meant 'awesome' throughout the 80s, proving how youth slang can completely change a word's meaning!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
管状
gan-zhuang
ARالعربية
أنبوبي
an-boo-bee
BNবাংলা
টিউবুলার
tee-yoo-byoo-lar
CACatalà
tubular
too-byoo-lar
CSČeština
trubkový
troob-koh-vee
DADansk
rørformet
roer-for-met
DEDeutsch
rohrförmig
roːɐ̯foːrm
ELΕλληνικά
σωληνοειδής
so-lee-no-ee-des
ESEspañol
tubular
too-byoo-lar
FAفارسی
لوله ای
loo-leh-ee
FISuomi
putkiliha
poo-tee-lee-ha
FRFrançais
tubulaire
too-byoo-laar
GUGU
ટ્યુબ્યુલર
tyoo-byoo-lar
HAHA
tubular
too-byoo-lar
HEעברית
צינורי
tsin-oori
HIहिन्दी
ट्यूबुलर
tyoo-byoo-lar
HUMagyar
csőalakú
cho-a-lah-koo
IDBahasa Indonesia
silindris
si-lin-dris
IGIG
tubular
too-blar
ITItaliano
tubolare
too-byoo-la-reh
JA日本語
管状
kan-jo
KKKK
трубчаты
troob-cha-ty
KMKM
ស្ថាបត្យ
stha-ba-t-ee
KO한국어
관형
gwan-hyeong
MRMR
ट्युब्युलर
tyoo-byoo-lar
MSBahasa Melayu
tubular
too-byoo-lar
MYမြန်မာ
တူဘလာ
too-bah-la
NLNederlands
buisvormig
boos-vorm-ig
NONorsk
rørført
roer-foert
PAPA
ਟਿਊਬ્યુਲਰ
tee-oo-byoo-lar
PLPolski
rurkowaty
roor-koh-vah-tee
PTPortuguês
tubular
too-byoo-lar
RORomână
tubular
too-byoo-lar
RUРусский
трубчатый
troob-chat-y
SVSvenska
rörformad
roer-for-mad
SWKiswahili
tubular
too-byoo-lar
TAதமிழ்
டயர் வடிவம்
day-ar va-dee-vam
TEతెలుగు
ట్యూబులర్
tyoo-byoo-lar
THไทย
ท่อ
toe
TLTL
tubular
too-byoo-lar
TRTürkçe
tüp şeklinde
tyoop-she-n-neh
UKУкраїнська
трубчатий
troob-cha-tee
URاردو
ٹبولی
too-bee-lee
VITiếng Việt
ống
ong
YOYO
tubular
too-byoo-lar
ZH中文
管状
guǎn zhuàng
ZUZU
tubular
too-byoo-lar

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