Balls to the wall did not originate with steam engines, as some of these "authority" figures on the matter state.
Remember, there were no televisions back then, nor radios, the primary media was writing in books and magazines.
An extremely cursory Google search will show you this term originated with pilots OF THE VIETNAM WAR ERA.
books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=Balls+to+the+wall&year_start=1600&year_end=2000&corpus=15&smoothing=3&share=&direct_url=t1%3B%2CBalls%20to%20the%20wall%3B%2Cc0
Gg. I'm going to bed now. Ninite.
Remember, there were no televisions back then, nor radios, the primary media was writing in books and magazines.
An extremely cursory Google search will show you this term originated with pilots OF THE VIETNAM WAR ERA.
books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=Balls+to+the+wall&year_start=1600&year_end=2000&corpus=15&smoothing=3&share=&direct_url=t1%3B%2CBalls%20to%20the%20wall%3B%2Cc0
Gg. I'm going to bed now. Ninite.
by CreQQ December 13, 2016

The physiological barrier you unexpectedly crash into after eating a large amount of meat.
Following impact with said wall, every bite afterwards is a nauseating, self-torturing challenge.
Following impact with said wall, every bite afterwards is a nauseating, self-torturing challenge.
by Douche McBaggins October 27, 2016

One of the single most racist parts of an album ever, from The Wall by Pink Floyd (contains The Show Must Go On, In the Flesh, Run Like Hell, Waiting for the Worms, Stop, The Trial, and Outside the Wall)
Dude side 4 of the wall by Pink Floyd is nuts, they really just said coon and queer in a derogatory way
by Pink Floyd lover September 12, 2025

by TheSeaWall September 22, 2017

When you try to put a wall with Sage in a spot but you miss in a very tragic way that will possibly happen in tournements! (This can also cause you throwing rounds or even games)
by Mpampinos February 17, 2021

A place full of inbreads. Everyone claims benefits in this village. Full of drug dealers that live in shitty flats. All houses are absolute shitholes worth about 20 grand. Noutourisly known for accommodating one of Britains biggest drug dealing gangs the Gloucestershire Smackheads who was connected to the biggest Drug group in the UK. Full of gypsies.
by Billy boys February 2, 2022

Synonymous with the term kabe-don, and used in both the English dub and sub of the anime Kaguya-sama: Love is War.
Shirogne: It's my own invention.
Shinomiya: It's called a "wall slam" and it's been around for years!
Shinomiya: It's called a "wall slam" and it's been around for years!
by Alt.oreo January 7, 2024
