Named after three escape tunnels dug by British World War II Prisoners of war. For some odd reason, they somehow ended up as slang meaning "everything/one else"
by captain derp February 12, 2012
A needlessly complicated plan to accomplish a simple task.
Creating an elaborate scheme involving things like lasers, explosions, rope ladders, poisoning and painstakingly crafted lies to make things more cool, interesting and exciting when all could be solved simply by telling the truth, getting the key or using the back exit, etc.
Cool for the sake of cool in effect (often used in movie plot explanations or sitcom plots).
Creating an elaborate scheme involving things like lasers, explosions, rope ladders, poisoning and painstakingly crafted lies to make things more cool, interesting and exciting when all could be solved simply by telling the truth, getting the key or using the back exit, etc.
Cool for the sake of cool in effect (often used in movie plot explanations or sitcom plots).
The name Tom Sawyer Plan comes from Huckleberry Finn where Tom makes an elaborate scheme to free Jim from the plantation when they could have just gotten he key the whole time.
Sheldon Cooper on the Big Bang Theory's web of lies to avoid seeing Penny in RENT, which build on each other until he has to go on a weekend trip, hire an actor and keep up an elaborate fake back story to get out of seeing one play.
Sheldon Cooper on the Big Bang Theory's web of lies to avoid seeing Penny in RENT, which build on each other until he has to go on a weekend trip, hire an actor and keep up an elaborate fake back story to get out of seeing one play.
by TheArtNouveauGirl October 23, 2009
On a social network site, friend requesting random people is pulling a Tom. Comes from Tom on MySpace, who is your first friend.
(Is often a person with no real friend.)
(Is often a person with no real friend.)
Ali: Woah, did you see Mark's frriend list? He has over 670 friends!
Denise: Yeah, he sure as hell knows how to pull a Tom.
Denise: Yeah, he sure as hell knows how to pull a Tom.
by L@lal@ March 23, 2009
That Guy from myspace who is always there when you create a myspace account but you never accept a friend request.WHAT'S WITH THAT? a guy who has been parodied so many times that it's unbelievable.
by dac19903 September 12, 2006
the act of one male friend giving another male friend a hand job when he is unable to achieve orgasm otherwise.
Similar to: dutch rudder.
Similar to: dutch rudder.
by McOweyjo April 23, 2010
He's so annoying, Fuck off Tom
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