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the red tape

An infamous porn tape. Introduced to the world in Dane Cook's HBO show, Tourgasm.

the red tape

by Raven M 203 on Jun 03, 2010 10:54:14

a certan punishment in the military where it is currently unknown but durring WWII aparently very bad w the red army but it is just something you wanna avoid at all costs (some even commit suicide)

Example:
Military commander: i carried out my orders, i sent in all of my boys...but the german engulfed us....they has artiliry, aircraft, tanks...and me, what did i have...

Krushtev: a sacred duty to resist!.......perhaps youd prefer to avoid the red tape.
*slides a torkev to him on the table*

military commander: *takes pistol* *BANG!*

red tape

by Jay on Feb 14, 2004 08:06:43

When you want to do something, but it'd be a pain in the ass because of many complications.

Example:
I'd love to kill my boss, but there'd be too much red tape involved

red tape

by Light Joker on Apr 17, 2007 07:56:42

government procedures, forms, etc

Example:
I'm sick of all this red tape.

Red Tape

by Blood Fire on Feb 21, 2007 22:45:20

red tape is an expression that arose from a technological innovation. The red tape directly refering to the leader tape found in many reel to reel tape recorders and small compact cassetes. As there can be no sound recorded on this portion of the tape it was considered frustrating and often likened to bureaucracy when one had to wait for the end of the red tape to hear what was recorded on the tape Hence The expression red tape and or cut through the red tape or cut to the chase

Example:
All that bureaucracy, its just red tape they could proceed so much faster if they wanted. Cut through the red tape

red tape

by HUHhyun on Aug 08, 2018 06:23:31

In the 17th century of the UK, The governments use the red tape to save the official material. This bureaucratic process was bothering them so, gradually RED TAPE began to be used it as a metaphor for formal procedures.

Example:
In my opinion, this procedure is too complicated
Let's cut the red tape

red tape

by ProblemEmployee on Jun 19, 2008 00:15:48

When your boss hates your guts or envies your smarts that he requires you to go through an oppressively time-consuming sequence of procedures before you can get approval to do something, especially when you are filing for a vacation leave.

Example:
My boss sent me through a whole-day worth of red tape to get approval on a half-day vacation.

red tape

by Tienez on Apr 23, 2010 09:58:30

rhymes with rape and is considered a synonym of rape by most people.

Example:
"Dude I heard Mikey T tried to red tape Mary"
"no way dude that's gross!"

Red and yellow tape

by The Original Agahnim on Sep 25, 2021 01:06:03

Tape to ban certain people from entering an area.

Example:
The mouth of the south hated red and yellow tape because she didn't know that she was the red and yellow tape. She thought it was just everybody else that lived by double standards, which is why she thought everything that happened in life was hilarious. She didn't get life, but thought she was the most broad minded person there ever was.

cut the red tape

by Stupidly Sophisticated on Feb 14, 2014 21:16:24

a 90's term for quit fooling around, made popular by sailor moon.

Example:
Goldilocks: i'm pregnant.
Little red riding hood: orly? is baby bear paying child support?
Goldilocks: cut the red tape, red, this is serious shit!

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