See towel snap on Wiktionary
Download JSON data for towel snap meaning in All languages combined (1.3kB)
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"A school prank in the act of the person twisting a damp towel making it look whip-like. The person whips the victim with the end of the towel making a snapping noise and with contact of the victim in pain"
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"(slang) A school prank in the act of the person twisting a damp towel making it look whip-like. The person whips the victim with the end of the towel making a snapping noise and with contact of the victim in pain"
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