Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

throw them bows

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.48 in modern English

Syllables: throw them bows
IPA

29

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

1

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To throw one's elbows around; to strike people with one's elbows.

Example Sentences

"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)"
"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."
"The footage showed Solange and Jay-Z getting into an argument and then Solange getting her Houston, TX on and throwing them bows as she wildly hit and kicked him, before being separated by what appeared to be security and Beyoncé."

Etymology

From a song released in 2000; see citation below.

Inflected Forms

throws them bows (present, singular) throwing them bows (participle, present) throwin' them bows (participle, present) threw them bows (past) thrown them bows (participle, past)

Questions

What does throw them bows mean?: To throw one's elbows around; to strike people with one's elbows.
Where does throw them bows come from?: From a song released in 2000; see citation below.

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