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Tom Hank
An update for the 21st Century based on old Cockney rhyming slang. See Guy Ritchies 'Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels'.
It rhymes with wank so can either be used to mean having a wank- or a Barclay's Bank in old Cockney rhyming slang. I'm just going for a quick Tom to relieve the stresses of the day.
Or it can mean something is not very good. As below
It rhymes with wank so can either be used to mean having a wank- or a Barclay's Bank in old Cockney rhyming slang. I'm just going for a quick Tom to relieve the stresses of the day.
Or it can mean something is not very good. As below
ME- 'Clarence did you see the Coldplay Concert last night?'
CLARENCE- 'Yeah, I did but it was a load of old Tom Hank from start to finish, basically as soon as the band started playing.'
CLARENCE- 'Yeah, I did but it was a load of old Tom Hank from start to finish, basically as soon as the band started playing.'
Tom Hank by Mr R Spandit January 23, 2019
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A Tom Hank
Tim: What's up Jim!?
Jim: Ah nothing much Tim, just had a Tom Hank.
Tim: I had one yesterday, they are the best. We should have one together sometime.
*Jim leaves the room*
Jim: Ah nothing much Tim, just had a Tom Hank.
Tim: I had one yesterday, they are the best. We should have one together sometime.
*Jim leaves the room*
A Tom Hank by The Scavenger of Human Sorrow June 21, 2014
Tom Hanks Mode
The condition of your character in a video game (such as Rainbox 6 or Call of Duty) where your character is blinded and/or stunned by a flashbang. This causes you to:
1. See the world as if it's moving slowly
2. Hear a ringing in your ears
3. Have an image burned in your eyes
4. Have general disorientation and confusion
The phrase comes from Tom Hanks' role in Saving Private Ryan, in which his character is "stunned" by the battle (explosions, dead men, etc) during the invasion of Normandy in which he displays the above symptoms. In addition to calling this experiece "Tom Hanks Mode" you may also refer to this as "getting Tom Hanksed".
1. See the world as if it's moving slowly
2. Hear a ringing in your ears
3. Have an image burned in your eyes
4. Have general disorientation and confusion
The phrase comes from Tom Hanks' role in Saving Private Ryan, in which his character is "stunned" by the battle (explosions, dead men, etc) during the invasion of Normandy in which he displays the above symptoms. In addition to calling this experiece "Tom Hanks Mode" you may also refer to this as "getting Tom Hanksed".
Gamer 1: Dude, you didn't back me up!
Gamer 2: Sorry, man. I was in Tom Hanks Mode.
Gamer 1: You're just standing there, shoot someone!
Gamer 2: I just got Tom Hanksed, give me a break!
Gamer 2: Sorry, man. I was in Tom Hanks Mode.
Gamer 1: You're just standing there, shoot someone!
Gamer 2: I just got Tom Hanksed, give me a break!
Tom Hanks Mode by Zoniax January 29, 2008
Tom Hanksing it
The act of attacking a superior enemy with an ineffectual weapon, usually in a video game. In reference to the scene in Saving Private Ryan where Tom Hanks fires his pistol at an oncoming tank.
Tom Hanksing it by Dutch441 November 7, 2012
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Tom Hanks by Ed01010112321 November 3, 2006
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