Meaning & use
Tubular
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Having the form of a tube; cylindrical and hollow.
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The scaffolding was made from lightweight tubular steel.
That new skateboard trick was totally tubular, dude!
A note on using this word
Beyond its literal engineering sense, 'tubular' became 1980s American slang for 'excellent', closely tied to surfer and Valley Girl culture.
Words with a similar meaning
cylindricaltube-shaped
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Another way to use it
2. adjective
Informal, dated: excellent or outstanding.
They called the concert 'totally tubular' back in 1985.
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