sky the towel
Australian slang meaning to give up or admit defeat.
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Australian slang meaning to give up or admit defeat. Typically used in informal or sporting contexts when someone throws in the effort rather than continuing a losing battle. A variant on the more widespread 'throw in the towel,' adapted with the Australian verb 'sky' meaning to throw or hurl upward. Carries a sense of dramatic resignation, sometimes deployed with self-deprecating humor.
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(AU, slang) To give up; to surrender.
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