"throw them bows" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: throws them bows [present, singular, third-person], throwing them bows [participle, present], throwin' them bows [participle, present], threw them bows [past], thrown them bows [participle, past]
Etymology: From a song released in 2000; see citation below. Head templates: {{en-verb|throw<,+:~in',threw,thrown> them bows}} throw them bows (third-person singular simple present throws them bows, present participle throwing them bows or throwin' them bows, simple past threw them bows, past participle thrown them bows)
  1. (African-American Vernacular) To throw one's elbows around; to strike people with one's elbows.

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          "ref": "2000, Ludacris, Southern Hospitality (song)",
          "text": "Oh, how I love these pretty ass hoes\nPretty ass, high class, anything goes\nCatch 'em in the club throwing pretty ass bows […] If you a pimp and you know you don't love them hoes\nWhen you get on the floor (nigga, throw them bows)",
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