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An awesome Punk band from Watford UK, they put on the BEST live shows you will ever witness. They also hate the fuck out of bands like brokencyde and jefree star. They say what they think and don't give a fuck what people say. A proper band doing it for the love of music not to sell records!
"Dude I just saw the Gallows live!"

"Man I envy you can I worship your feet"
Gallows by twatticus October 9, 2009
A kick-ass band from Watford, UK.
"Man, have you heard the new Gallows song?"
"Mayyyte, it's fuckin' sick!"
gallows by Spadly November 6, 2007
A sexy sexy man with great collarbones and a big penis
That man is Gallows, he is so unbelievably sexy and cool and has a big penis.
Gallows by Bigballsncock69 November 21, 2021

gallows humor 

Sense of humor that arises from stressful, traumatic or life-threatening situations where death seems to be an inevitability. Different from black humor in that comments of this sort are made by the person/persons affected (i.e. about to die).
Emissary: We will block out the sun with our arrows.
Spartan (gallows humor here): Then we will fight in the shade.
gallows humor by bobblehead bob March 11, 2007

Gallows Humour

1. a type of humour that arises from stressful, traumatic, or life-threatening situations; often in circumstances such that death is perceived as impending and unavoidable.

2. a punk band based in London/Surrey
1. Tom : "Well... it could have been worse. He could have died from screwing his 86 year old au pair like his Dad did...!"
Dan: "Dude... bad use of Gallows Humour there... thats your brother you're talking about!"

2. "We are Gallows Humour. Fuck your hopeless generation!" www.myspace.com/gallowshumour
Gallows Humour by crappypunkchic August 5, 2009

Gallows bait 

A person who would make you angry enough to kill,thereby giving you a murder conviction with the possibility of being hanged.
"yuh see yu,i gine leff yu cause yu is bare gallows bait"
Gallows bait by manwithart June 29, 2012
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