Throw-up

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Alternative spelling of throwup (“vomit”). alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    Synonym of throwie (“kind of simple graffiti”). countable, uncountable

    "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."

Synonyms

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multicolour yawnpavement pizzatechnicolor yawnthrowievomit

Example

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"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."

Etymology

Deverbal from throw up.

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