Meaning of toe-tapper | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A piece of music with a prominent beat, to which one feels compelled to tap their toes.
2. A joke which is found to be pleasingly humorous.
3. A homosexual who is closeted regarding sexual orientation, especially one who solicits gay sex.
   derogatory, possibly

Examples

“"I'd Be Lost Without You" seems somewhat out of place from a vocal viewpoint — Lewis's slightly reedy middle soprano is very expressive and absolutely true, but doesn't have enough dark body to fully deal with the torchy melody. It fares better in the ballads and toe-tappers that comprise the rest of the album.”

“[Emily] Blunt, for one, knows exactly what she's doing. She glides through her scenes even when she's not literally aloft, offsetting her sterner side with prim but genuine affection in her dialogue, then grinning her way through the energetic toe-tappers.”

“The US Department of Justice has a handy guide for police to focus on when attempting to bust the next toe tapper or washroom wanker.”

“Any bets he is an accomplished toe-tapper in the synagogue bathrooms?”

“It was nice to use the public restroom at the Hillary event. I didn't have to worry about a republican toe-tapper being in the next stall.”

“Yeah, just like George "Mr. Macaca" Allen destroyed Jim Webb in '06. This race is still quite a way aways, and nothing gets Northern Virginia liberals out to the polls in full force faster than GOP nutjobs still peddling phony "cultural" issues and supposed "family values". This guy McDonnel, in fact, sounds like a bonafide bathroom stall toe-tapper.”

“Look, if you got a toe-tapper in the stall next to yourself, just run.”

“Letting him have a hand in gay politics right now is a little akin to letting the fox too near the henhouse. Or in terms that Republicans can understand, it's a little like letting the toe-tapper too near the airport bathroom stall.”

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