Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

throbber

/ˈθɹɑ.bəɹ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.07 in modern English

Syllables: throb-ber
IPA: /ˈθɹɑ.bəɹ/

15

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A widget consisting of a static image that animates during execution of a task.

noun

An erect penis.

Slang

noun

A term of abuse.

Slang

Example Sentences

"One look at that lifeguard's prong gave me a throbber like a baseball bat — not quite that big, of course, but at least that hard!"
"She could feel his throbber pressing into her womanhood."
""A d14? Are you mad? Why not just use a pack of cards Gorman you throbber?""
"'Fuck. I didn't know that. I'll throw you a few coins when I see you under the bridge.' 'Cheers Royal, you throbber. That's if I even make it back. The taxi rides between Amman and Baghdad last time were ... entertaining. Not really looking forward to it all again next week. Baghdad had its moments an' all.'"

Etymology

From throb + -er. In sense 1, after version 1.0 of the Netscape web browser, which used an animation of its logo (a big blue N) expanding and contracting, as in a throb.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈθɹɑ.bəɹ/
British English: /ˈθɹɒ.bə/

Usage

Slang

Inflected Forms

throbbers (plural)

Synonyms

babymaker boner bone bonk-on bonny chubby erection fatty hard-on lob-on lumber pocket rocket

Rhymes With

robber jobber clobber slobber mud dauber bobber cobber dobber lobber mobber knobber flobber

Questions

How do you pronounce throbber?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈθɹɑ.bəɹ/.
What does throbber mean?: A widget consisting of a static image that animates during execution of a task.
Where does throbber come from?: From throb + -er. In sense 1, after version 1.0 of the Netscape web browser, which used an animation of its logo (a big blue N) expanding and contracting, as in a throb.

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