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throw them bows

throw them bows verb: to throw one's elbows around; to strike people with one's elbows.

Verb

throw them bows (third-person singular simple present throws them bows, present participle throwing them bows or throwin' them bows, simple past threw them bows, past participle thrown them bows)

  1. (African-American Vernacular) To throw one's elbows around; to strike people with one's elbows.
    • Oh, how I love these pretty ass hoes
      Pretty ass, high class, anything goes
      Catch 'em in the club throwing pretty ass bows […] If you a pimp and you know you don't love them hoes
      When you get on the floor (nigga, throw them bows)2000, Ludacris, Southern Hospitality (song)
    • She was smiling like a queen and dancing her ass off, moving like an exotic dancer and throwing them bows until the lights came on at one-thirty for last call.2004, Eric Jerome Dickey, Thieves' Paradise

Forms of throw them bows

third-person singular presentthrows them bows
present participlethrowing them bows
present participlethrowin' them bows
pastthrew them bows
past participlethrown them bows

Origin of throw them bows

From a song released in 2000; see citation below.

Questions about throw them bows

What does throw them bows mean?
Throw them bows means to throw one's elbows around; to strike people with one's elbows.
What part of speech is throw them bows?
Throw them bows is a verb.
What is the past tense of throw them bows?
The past tense of throw them bows is threw them bows.

Words near throw them bows in the dictionary

  1. throw the bull
  2. throw the bull around
  3. throw the handkerchief
  4. throw the hatchet
  5. throw the rulebook at
  6. throw them bows
  7. throw things at the wall and see what sticks
  8. throw to the dogs
  9. throw to the lions
  10. throw to the wind
  11. throw to the winds

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