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Throwback Thursday

Throwback Thursday noun: thursday as a traditional day for sharing previously-used content via social media.

Noun

Throwback Thursday (plural Throwback Thursdays)

  1. (Internet) Thursday as a traditional day for sharing previously-used content via social media.
    • If Throwback Thursday isn't a good fit for your goals, come up with your own recurring content theme.2014, Kristin Magette, Embracing Social Media: A Practical Guide to Manage Risk and Leverage Opportunity, →ISBN, page 55
    • Throwback Thursday is another way to integrate your loved one into your life online.2016, Allison Gilbert, Passed and Present: Keeping Memories of Loved Ones Alive, →ISBN, page 35
    Synonyms:
    TBT

Examples of Throwback Thursday in a sentence

  • Are we having a little Throwback Thursday thing here?2016, Danica Winters, Dust Up With The Detective, →ISBN:
  • Kim also recognizes fans by noticing particular endeavors on her blog and by occasionally recognizing their contact with her on Throwback Thursdays.2013, Amanda Scheiner McClain, Keeping Up the Kardashian Brand: Celebrity, Materialism, and Sexuality, →ISBN:
  • Thanks to social media getting all nostalgic on Throwback Thursdays, everyone knows you once sported a mullet.2015, Scott Kleinberg, So Social, →ISBN:

Synonyms of Throwback Thursday

Forms of Throwback Thursday

pluralThrowback Thursdays

Origin of Throwback Thursday

Chosen for the alliteration.

Questions about Throwback Thursday

What does Throwback Thursday mean?
Throwback Thursday means thursday as a traditional day for sharing previously-used content via social media.
How do you use Throwback Thursday in a sentence?
Are we having a little Throwback Thursday thing here?
What part of speech is Throwback Thursday?
Throwback Thursday is a noun.
What is the plural of Throwback Thursday?
The plural of Throwback Thursday is Throwback Thursdays.

Words near Throwback Thursday in the dictionary

  1. throwaway panel
  2. throwaway panels
  3. throwaway ticketing
  4. throwaways
  5. throwback
  6. Throwback Thursday
  7. Throwback Thursdays
  8. throwbacks
  9. throwball
  10. throwboard
  11. throwboards

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