Used ironically by a straight girl to describe a hot guy. It comes from the signal that some gay men use to indicate they are cruising and interested at a male sauna. If they have good control, they raise their towel without their hands.
*Girl sees a hot guy and turns to her female friend*
"Woah, he's a real towel lifter!"
by TL-impossibles September 17, 2013
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