1. When someone goes on a shooting spree, such as Columbine or Virginia Tech.
Coined when in 1966 when the University of Texas tower sniper shooting happened, one of the first and deadliest mass shootings, which the shooter went "in (top of the) the tower" and shot random people on the ground.
2. When someone loses their head and does something crazy and/or that they regret, violent or non-violent.
Someone in the tower may hurt themselves and/or others.
Coined when in 1966 when the University of Texas tower sniper shooting happened, one of the first and deadliest mass shootings, which the shooter went "in (top of the) the tower" and shot random people on the ground.
2. When someone loses their head and does something crazy and/or that they regret, violent or non-violent.
Someone in the tower may hurt themselves and/or others.
1. The Columbine shooters were in the tower when the massacre happened.
2. -"I just blew $10000 in Vegas"
-"You were in the tower, time to get out"
Jocks who bully students are in the tower.
Someone who makes up a cover story to get his/her own way is in the tower.
If you're lonely and depressed, you might be in the tower.
A self-mutilator is in the tower.
A heroin addict is in the tower.
Abusive parents are in the tower.
Dubya is in the tower.
War veterans who turn to drinking after returning to the US are in the tower.
People who drive without a license or insurance are in the tower.
One who cheats on income tax is in the tower.
Criminals and gangbangers are in the tower.
Wildfire victims are in the tower.
Stress at work can cause somoene to temporarily be in the tower.
Stiffler's in the tower, especially when he fucks the grandma.
Maybe we're all in the tower at some points in our lives.
2. -"I just blew $10000 in Vegas"
-"You were in the tower, time to get out"
Jocks who bully students are in the tower.
Someone who makes up a cover story to get his/her own way is in the tower.
If you're lonely and depressed, you might be in the tower.
A self-mutilator is in the tower.
A heroin addict is in the tower.
Abusive parents are in the tower.
Dubya is in the tower.
War veterans who turn to drinking after returning to the US are in the tower.
People who drive without a license or insurance are in the tower.
One who cheats on income tax is in the tower.
Criminals and gangbangers are in the tower.
Wildfire victims are in the tower.
Stress at work can cause somoene to temporarily be in the tower.
Stiffler's in the tower, especially when he fucks the grandma.
Maybe we're all in the tower at some points in our lives.
by ticket tower July 7, 2007
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This phrase comes from boxing. When a boxer is too beat up to continue, his coach throws a towel into the ring to signal that the fight is over.
This phrase comes from boxing. When a boxer is too beat up to continue, his coach throws a towel into the ring to signal that the fight is over.
1) The company threw in the towel after losing all of its major customers.
2) Mike 'Boom Boom' DeNola threw in the towel after three rounds. He'll probably have to spend a few days in the hospital, followed by a long convalescence in Miami.
2) Mike 'Boom Boom' DeNola threw in the towel after three rounds. He'll probably have to spend a few days in the hospital, followed by a long convalescence in Miami.
by VAKI5 May 14, 2005
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To give up or surrender. Probably related in origin to throwing up the white flag, which also indicates surrender.
When I was losing by 5 in the game of Don't Throw The Towel in the Bucket with a minute remaining, I realized it was hopeless and decided to just throw in the towel.
by Nick D July 4, 2004
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Guy 1: Hey what's that?
Douchebag: It's a flamingo shiner! Wanna try it?
Guy 2: Hey get that glow in the dark towel shit away from me.
Douchebag: It's a flamingo shiner! Wanna try it?
Guy 2: Hey get that glow in the dark towel shit away from me.
by Skunkwaffle January 29, 2009
Get the glow in the dark towel mug.When two tall strangers, usually in a country with where people are shorter, see each other across a crowded area and feel compelled to acknowledge each other like two towers in the mist.
Walking in the crowded streets of Hong Kong, I was always head and shoulders above everyone else on the street except for another westerner across the street. We acknowledged each other and the silly situation with a head nod, much like towers in the mist.
by _Yeager March 20, 2023
Get the Towers in the Mist mug.The practice of padding out the inside of a condom with wads of toilet paper or Kleenex because the woman's vaj is so stretched out you need a lot of bulk just to touch the sides.
You meeting up with her for secret lunch? Make sure you do the towel in the hood or she’s not going to feel a thing!
by thatsalotofdogs April 4, 2019
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