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throw-ups

throw-ups is the plural of throw-up.

Meaning of throw-up

Noun

throw-up (countable and uncountable, plural throw-ups)

  1. (slang) Synonym of throwie (“kind of simple graffiti”).
    • There is a hierarchy of sorts: a throw-up can go over a tag, a piece over a throw-up, and a burner over a piece.2011, Scape Martinez, Graff 2: Next Level Graffiti Techniques, page 124
    Synonyms:
    throwie

Questions about throw-ups

What is throw-ups the plural of?
Throw-ups is the plural of throw-up.

Words near throw-ups in the dictionary

  1. throw-off
  2. throw-offs
  3. throw-out
  4. throw-outs
  5. throw-up
  6. throw-ups
  7. throw-weight
  8. throw-weights
  9. throwability
  10. throwable
  11. throwables

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