“Marmot mai tashi” ba kalma ba ce da aka saba samu a cikin ƙamus, domin baya nufin wani ra’ayi ko mahalli da aka sani. Duk da haka, "marmot" suna ne da ke nufin wani nau'i na babban squirrel na kasa da ake samu a yankuna masu tsaunuka, kuma "tasowa" wani sifa ne wanda yawanci ke kwatanta wani abu da ke iya tashi ko kuma yana cikin tafiya. Mai yiyuwa ne “marmot mai tashi” na iya zama kalmar da aka yi amfani da ita a cikin takamaiman mahallin, kamar a cikin labarin almara ko a matsayin laƙabi ga dabba ko wani abu, amma ba tare da ƙarin bayani ba, ba zan iya ba da ƙarin takamaiman ma'anar ba.