Definition of tanka. : an unrhymed Japanese verse form of five lines containing five, seven, five, seven, and seven syllables respectively; also : a poem in this form â compare haiku.
(plural schleppers) 1  a servant who carries things. 2  a porter. 3  a pejorative insult for an individual who wanders aimlessly.
splutter (third-person singular simple present splutters, present participle spluttering, simple past and past participle spluttered) 1  To sputter. 2  To spray droplets while speaking. 3  To speak hurriedly and confusedly.  To perform to a substandard level.