"throw-up" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: throw-ups [plural]
Etymology: Deverbal from throw up. Etymology templates: {{deverbal|en|throw up}} Deverbal from throw up Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} throw-up (countable and uncountable, plural throw-ups)
  1. Alternative spelling of throwup (“vomit”). Tags: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable Alternative form of: throwup (extra: vomit)
    Sense id: en-throw-up-en-noun-aptrXT~6 Categories (other): English deverbals Disambiguation of English deverbals: 50 50
  2. Synonym of throwie (“kind of simple graffiti”). Tags: countable, uncountable Synonyms: throwie [synonym, synonym-of] Coordinate_terms: pasteup
    Sense id: en-throw-up-en-noun-HMqAC0MY Categories (other): English deverbals, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English deverbals: 50 50 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 39 61 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 28 72 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 18 82

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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