Meaning of round tuit | Babel Free

Definitions

A circular object supposedly giving its owner the ability to get done everything that would have otherwise been put off to a later date "when they got around to it".

UK, US, humorous

Examples

“Hawkins-Corlew ’round tuit [repeated caption on a circle] […] How many things have⟳ you missed, cause you never got round tuit? Well … we’re getting round tuit now. A sale on EVERYTHING that bears the CHEVY name⟳, that we have⟳ in stock⟳ …”

“Almost everyone seems to be collecting something or other these days, and I am collecting round tuits. As of now I have⟳ a metal round tuit, a sticker round tuit and three round tuits clipped from publications – one being this column in The Republic, so perhaps that one really doesn't count⟳. […] Who needs a round tuit? – why, just about everyone. How many times have⟳ you and I told ourselves or someone else that we would follow⟳ through on something just as soon as we got a round tuit. Now there was one for everyone – so no more excuses.”

“Your magazine meant to report⟳ on the club's resolve⟳ long ago, but in the press⟳ of time and space—you guessed it—we never got "A Round Tuit."”

“Tired of being told, "I'll do it as soon as I get⟳ A ROUND TUIT"? Now you can give⟳ A ROUND TUIT to your favorite procrastinator(s) as a gentle hint to get⟳ "around to it." A ROUND TUIT … the only "Cure" for Procrastination … is a beautifully designed, solid bronze coin that serves as a constant reminder to get⟳ things done.”

“How often have⟳ you asked a co-worker for help⟳ … a boss for guidance … a subordinate for a memo … a clerk for a file⟳ … or considered doing something yourself … … only to hear⟳ or say⟳ "OK—when I get⟳ a round tuit!" Well here you have⟳ it! A round tuit! Now you have⟳ no excuse⟳! You've got a round tuit of your very own⟳ … now get⟳ off your duffs and do all those things you've been putting off until you got a round tuit! Instructions: just cut⟳ out your round tuit, compliments of Supercrat and State Magazine, hang⟳ it in your office … and get⟳ to work⟳!”

“Many students mean⟳ to express⟳ value to one another but they never get⟳ around to it. Make⟳ a "round tuit" for each student by tying the ends of a 3-foot rope together. Scatter⟳ several round tuits on the ground and have⟳ each student stand⟳ in one. Tell⟳ half the group to move⟳ clockwise and the other group to move⟳ counterclockwise and step in as many "round tuits" as time allows. If someone else is in the "round tuit" they step in, they must tell⟳ that person an "I value you because …" statement before moving on.”

“When you get⟳ your "Round Tuit," keep⟳ it with you at all times. And when someone asks you to do something you would normally promise⟳ to do as soon as you "get⟳ around to it," you will be reminded that you already have⟳ your "Round Tuit," so you can go ahead and do it.”

“Novelty shops sell⟳ lots of little gadgets which they call⟳ "round tuits." Customers buy⟳ them to present⟳ to chronic procrastinators who always say⟳ they will do what needs to be done as soon as they can "get⟳ around to it." The person(s) making the presentation will confront the procrastinator and say⟳, "You have⟳ no more excuse⟳ for delaying; you now have⟳ a round tuit."”

“I've got a pretty long list of things I'm going to do when I get⟳ a Round Tuit. I'm going to clean⟳ my house when I get⟳ a Round Tuit. And learn⟳ how to ride⟳ a bicycle when I get⟳ a Round Tuit.”

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