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thrown them bows

thrown them bows is the past participle of throw them bows.

Meaning of throw them bows

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)

Questions about thrown them bows

What is thrown them bows the past participle of?
Thrown them bows is the past participle of throw them bows.

Words near thrown them bows in the dictionary

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

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