throw-up en · NOUN
Etymology
Deverbal from throw up.
Meanings
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(alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable) Alternative form of throwup (“vomit”).
alt of throwup
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(countable, slang, uncountable) Synonym of throwie (“kind of simple graffiti”).
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.
2011, Scape Martinez, Graff 2: Next Level Graffiti Techniques, page 124:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| throw-ups | Number=Plur | lexicographic |