"gas tank" means: A fuel tank for gasoline built into equipment, especially vehicles.. This is a fairly neutral word with no inherent risk attached. There is no real cause for parental concern; it is descriptive vocabulary rather than something dangerous. If your child uses it, context will usually make the meaning clear. A brief, curious question about where they heard it is generally enough to know whether to follow up.
gas tank
(US) A fuel tank for gasoline built into equipment, especially vehicles.
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*crying while shoving hotdogs into my gas tank*
I saw a screenshot of someone complaining about $7 gas and it costing $200 to fill up a Silverado, and my immediate reaction was, instead, "holy shit; that thing has a 30 gallon gas tank?"
Sure do love spending 50 fucking dollars to fill my gas tank. :)
I'm not like most people who run for Governor. I'm a single mom of three kids who fills the gas tank and pushes the grocery cart just like almost everybody else in our state. (1/2)
I just saw a new diet called “full tank”. You just fill up your gas tank and then you won’t be able to afford groceries. You’re welcome.
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(US) A fuel tank for gasoline built into equipment, especially vehicles.
"gas tank" means: A fuel tank for gasoline built into equipment, especially vehicles.. This is a fairly neutral word with no inherent risk attached. There is no real cause for parental concern; it is descriptive vocabulary rather than something dangerous. If your child uses it, context will usually make the meaning clear. A brief, curious question about where they heard it is generally enough to know whether to follow up.
"gas tank" means: A fuel tank for gasoline built into equipment, especially vehicles.. Register: neutral, standard English, usable in most everyday contexts. Note the regional or dialect label (US) — usage may sound odd outside that variety. A common non-native mistake is to use the word in the wrong register, or to assume one fixed meaning when it is actually polysemous; always check the surrounding register and the audience before producing it yourself. In formal writing, prefer a neutral synonym or a short descriptive phrase, and use this word only when you have heard or read it being used naturally in a comparable context.
“*crying while shoving hotdogs into my gas tank*”
— Bluesky· May 2026“I saw a screenshot of someone complaining about $7 gas and it costing $200 to fill up a Silverado, and my immediate reaction was, instead, "holy shit; that thing has a 30 gallon gas tank?"”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Sure do love spending 50 fucking dollars to fill my gas tank. :)”
— Bluesky· May 2026“I'm not like most people who run for Governor. I'm a single mom of three kids who fills the gas tank and pushes the grocery cart just like almost everybody else in our state. (1/2)”
— Bluesky· May 2026“I just saw a new diet called “full tank”. You just fill up your gas tank and then you won’t be able to afford groceries. You’re welcome.”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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