A short guy, who won't allow his wife or girlfriend to wear high heels, because it makes her taller then himself. Name appropriately after Tom Cruise: The Scientology Midget of Hollywood.
"Good thing I don't have Tom Cruise complex. My girlfriend has a closet filled with platform boots."
by D. Gould November 5, 2006

by Crood_dude January 20, 2018

Usually happens during a two person group. One person will get stuck doing all the work. While the other slacks off and plays Tap Tap Revolution 3 on his iPhone.
Dude 1: "Fuck man, I got stuck with that guy again."
Dude 2: "Who him? Yeah, total tool man. He usually nods off and goes into Tom Cruise Control."
Dude 2: "Who him? Yeah, total tool man. He usually nods off and goes into Tom Cruise Control."
by highbear March 21, 2010

by sirshannon August 5, 2010

Example 1.)"Hey, I didn't know John was gay."
"Yeah, he is, but he's still deep in Tom Cruise's apartment. So don't say anything to his parents, okay?"
Example 2.)"I hear the Bush family has a lot of skeletons in Tom Cruise's apartment".
"Yeah, he is, but he's still deep in Tom Cruise's apartment. So don't say anything to his parents, okay?"
Example 2.)"I hear the Bush family has a lot of skeletons in Tom Cruise's apartment".
by ladymadonna July 16, 2008

when you lock into tom cruise control you are in the most focused yet chill mood ever you are unstoppable and insanely cool
by grandpa k July 15, 2022

A discreet way to refer to a nipple erection (see also nipple freeze, nipple stand, nippleboners, nipplection, nippleitis, and nipplitis). Derives from Tom Cruise's tendency to "act" with his fingers: pointing with both forefingers to emphasize something he's saying. Particularly evident in Jerry Maguire (the finger acting,that is, not the stiff nipples). The term is not gender-specific.
by Longsilver July 30, 2008
