"throw like a girl" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: throws like a girl [present, singular, third-person], throwing like a girl [participle, present], throwed like a girl [participle, past], throwed like a girl [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} throw like a girl (third-person singular simple present throws like a girl, present participle throwing like a girl, simple past and past participle throwed like a girl)
  1. (simile, colloquial, usually of a man) To throw poorly. Tags: colloquial, usually
    Sense id: en-throw_like_a_girl-en-verb-skfdaguO Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English similes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
     
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        "(simile, colloquial, usually of a man) To throw poorly."
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