An expression of joy and triumph after you deliver the perfect and precise insult to your adversary.
An expression of joy and triumph after someone takes the perfect photo of you.
An expression of joy and triumph after someone takes the perfect photo of you.
by Islands in the Kitchen October 22, 2020
Get the Put That On Your Wall mug.This term significantly predates airplanes all together. The term "balls to the wall" originated with James Watt's invention of the centrifugal governor used on early steam engines (circa 1774, well before the Wright brothers at Kitty Hawk). Over the years, these types of governors were adapted for use on various other types of engines, including many aircraft engines. Some aircraft have a ball shape at the end of the throttle control, which is actually a clever reference to the governor mechanism, no doubt conceived by a witty designer. It is easy to see where one could get the (wrong) impression that "balls to the wall" would indicate the position of the throttle lever, when in fact, the term, strictly speaking, is a reference to the position of the weights on the governor.
by engineering etymologist July 20, 2010
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When a male is expecting a date to end in sex, and is usually unpleasantly disappointed. Generally the date leaves the male feeling discouraged, and so sad they can't even muster up the enthusiasm to masturbate.
"Damn, I drove 15 miles in a blizzard to get some, and it ended in stone-wall Jackson. I couldn't even muster up the enthusiasm to masturbate!"
"What a bitch."
"What a bitch."
by Wooley, mixmaster. April 27, 2009
Get the Stone-wall Jackson mug.A group of 3 or more Eastern Asians walking side-by-side at minimal speed down the sidewalk leaving absolutely no space to get around them. Most commonly ocurring at Ivy league schools and cities with high populations of Eastern Asian students.
Professor: "Why were you over 15 minutes late to class today?"
Student: "Well, I would have been on time if it weren't for all those asians paying tribute to the Great Wall of China on the sidewalks."
Professor: "If the mongolians could get past it, so can you"
Student: "Well, I would have been on time if it weren't for all those asians paying tribute to the Great Wall of China on the sidewalks."
Professor: "If the mongolians could get past it, so can you"
by pgmoon4 August 27, 2013
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Steam engines had mechanical regulators that consisted of a pair of hinged lever arms with a ball on the end of each arm, as the engine sped up the centrifugal force caused the arms to raise up closing a valve. If you adjust the regulator so that the arms go to horizontal (with the balls pointing to the wall) without closing the valve you are not limiting the speed of the engine.
Steam engines had mechanical regulators that consisted of a pair of hinged lever arms with a ball on the end of each arm, as the engine sped up the centrifugal force caused the arms to raise up closing a valve. If you adjust the regulator so that the arms go to horizontal (with the balls pointing to the wall) without closing the valve you are not limiting the speed of the engine.
by Pat Reen January 6, 2005
Get the balls to the wall mug.When a man and woman are having sex in the upright position, against a wall. The woman is with her back to the wall while the man faces her and deeply thrusts inside her. Usually, couples like to do this in front of a mirror. This position is good for getting the depth and roughness you crave.
by Adam James July 5, 2007
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