Fire Drill

A Fire Drill is an exercise in futility. This occurs when a meaningless task is performed with no real valuable output. In short it is a big waste of time.

That company meeting was a real fire drill.

I don't have time for your fire drills right now I have actual work to do.

by Fire Chief December 9, 2009

Fire Drill

A test of a persons knowledge on how to evacuate a building in a orderly and timely matter in the case of emergencies such as fires, gas leaks, and bomb threats.

You can expect fire drills in the following places. daycares, K-12 schools, college/university residential dorms, some apartments, hospitals, high rise buildings, your own home (maybe, my home does not), government buildings (all levels), and in some cities/states commerical businesses.

by James Westerfield January 3, 2004

Fire drill

A loud buzzer that hurts people's ears at schools.

I went deaf due to a fire drill at my high school.

by anonymous January 3, 2004

Fire Drill

When you have flaming diahhrea (usually brought on by eating Taco Bell or mexican food in general) and immediately after, you puke.

"Man, I shouldn't have eaten that burrito earlier, I just had a fire drill."

by reaver77 March 22, 2010

Fire Drill

When you are about to leave some place or go into a public place and you need to get rid of a beer or other alcoholic beverage quickly. You pass it around to the whole group and pound it.

Dude, we're almost at the gate, let's Fire Drill.

by Owlcoholic December 29, 2005

Fire Drill

A tool kept at schools the staff uses to drill flaming holes in the heads of students.

"That's it. It's the fire drill for you, Mr.Peterson."

by Pete August 21, 2003

Fire Drill

The real intent of the Fire Drill is to prepare the students of Fairfax High School for a real fire (i.e. people setting trash cans on fire). But it in reality, its just a social hour.

I didn't do my chemistry homework, but thanks to the fire drill, my teacher didn't have time to check.

by IrishRepublicanArmy December 12, 2003