A fork of Rural Dictionary
this is a commonly used term used in malahide for giving a guy a wank.originated amongst the second years of the community school.
"would ya give me mate over there a Tom Hanks"
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".
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!
Tom Hanks is undoubtedly the hottest during Forrest Gump When he has a long, sweaty beard after running. This beard can resemble a gross bush that females are often ashamed of and hide.
Friend: are you going to have sex with that hot guy who just bought you a drink?
Girl: no, I have A Hot Tom Hanks situation going on.
The feeling from roughly 8-10 mins into Saving Private Ryan where Tom hanks is shitting himself, going pale on the beach.
The intense feeling of realising the shit you truly are in/experiencing.
Me: Shit, work is busy as fuck
Friend: Yeah but look at the door, more people are coming
*camera zooms into face, "Tom Hanks feeling" felt. high pitched whine in background*