Bows

abbreviation for the word elbows

"If ya feel me! Throw dem bows up!"
Fam-Lay - Rock n' Roll (this is a rap song by the way, a ghetto one too, don't let the tittle fool ya.)

by The Dragon November 25, 2003

bows

To throw hands, r to be in the club and it krunk you throw yo elbows up and around like you crazy

1. fuck that hoe, ima bout to throw them bows

by pimptressk August 31, 2005

bows

'bow' is a term for a chevrolet with rims that are entirely too big.

"I just put some 24's on the bow, now i cant turn cornaz without the rims rubbin the fender. Damn i am a pimp."

by lg July 7, 2004

bows

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" I rather get off 10 bows fo I go rap onna stage "

by plutomafia July 24, 2023

Bows Under

English expression meaning to have more work that you can possibly deal with. It originated with the Royal Navy and referred to those times when a ship was caught in a severe storm or hurricane. This would require the crew member to work continuously, often for extended periods with little rest, to ensure the safety of the ship. During this time the ship would have green seas coming over the bows so that it appeared as if the bows were under water. When telling of the experience once they were back on shore, the sailors would refer to the ship as being 'bows under' and gradually the expression became associated with the excessive workload incurred at the time as well, so that having an excessive workload requiring continuous application to clear became known as being 'bows under'.

The expression came to be used within the Royal Dockyards to denote times when excessive workloads were experienced. One notable occasion being 1982 when, in response to the Argentine invasion of the Falkland Islands, the Royal Dockyards fitted out ships taken up from trade for Naval service in less than six weeks, Commercial shipbuilders said that this would take more than six months for each vessel, but by carrying out the work in less than a quarter of the time quoted by commercial shipbuilders the Royal Dockyards were 'bows under'.

"This is the first weekend off I've had in six weeks! We've been bows under!"

by AKACroatalin March 18, 2015

bows n toes

Fraternal hazing in which pledges hold themselves up on their elbows and toes while keeping their backs straight for extended periods of time.

If that pledge messes up one more time, he's doing bows n toes on a bed of bottle caps.

by SECfrats December 1, 2010

'bows goes

An alternative to the popular term nose goes.'Bows goes is a way of determining who has to perform a certain task. If someone calls "bows goes", the last person to touch one of their elbows has to do the task.

"Ah shit we forgot the tickets."
"Word, 'bows goes on going back and getting them."

by SchuSnizzle January 5, 2006