What is Tanto?
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A Japanese knife or small sword, they are forged generally in hira-zukuri, meaning that they have no ridge-line, unlike the shinogi-zukuri shape of a katana. They were generally very thin and therefore would cut soft targets extremely well.
It is also the shortest of three similar swords, the wakizashi and the katana
my tanto was made to stab you
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2.
A tanto is very similar to a katana. It is shorter, about 6"-12" (15-30 cm) and very thin. It was designed for stabbing, but could be used to slash.
When Musashi lost his katana in battle, he pulled out his tanto.
3.
Word when a Mexican teenager looks like hes 30.
Look at that tanto his mustache is huge.
Chris is a tanto.
"Hola tanto"
"Your son is a tanto, thats rad."
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4.
Urban/Gangsta nickname for someone from the streets
"Hey Tanto! Wuts good wit chu?
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5.
A person of Indian descent . Not Native American, The India Subcontinent
Originates from the epic Film "Who's Harry Crumb?" starring the legendary John Franklin Candy.
He Tanto! That's a nice elephant you got there.
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