tango uniform

adjective

Broken and unable to be fixed; dead.

“I can never fly my fighter again. It is tango uniform.”

Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

adjectivetango uniform (not comparable)

alternative Tango Uniform

  1. not comparableslanggovernmentBroken and unable to be fixed; dead.

    I can never fly my fighter again. It is tango uniform.

Origin

From the NATO phonetic alphabet for the letters Tango (t) and Uniform (u), from tits up or toes up.

Full word history & related roots →
Cite this entry
APA

tango uniform. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tango%20uniform

MLA

“tango uniform.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tango%20uniform. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tango uniform,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tango%20uniform.

Source: tango uniform on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.