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The angle at which everything interesting begins to slide.
means To lean or cause to lean at an angle from the vertical or horizontal — or, figuratively, to lose composure and start malfunctioning.
from From Middle English 'tilten,' meaning to topple or cause to fall, likely from an Old English root tied to unsteadiness. The jousting sense — charging at an opponent — gave us 'tilting at windmills' via Don Quixote, while the pinball sense (a machine going 'TILT' when shaken) handed the modern slang its meaning of frustrated breakdown.
- pinball origin
- Tilt sensors stop cheaters from nudging the table
- earth's tilt
- 23.5 degrees gives us every season we have
- gamer slang
- Tilt means rage so deep skill collapses
- jousting roots
- The tilt was the barrier between charging knights
- head gesture
- Dogs tilt heads to locate sounds better
pinball machine tilt — mechanical sensor that ends the game when the machine is physically shaken, standard feature since the 1930s
poker tilt — emotional loss of control leading to poor decisions, documented across all major poker tournaments and cash games
tilt shift photography — photographic technique using selective focus to make real scenes appear miniature, popularized in the 1990s