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throw_shapes

throw shapes

English

Verb

throw shapes

  1. (Ireland, idiomatic, slang) To act tough or put up a front. For example, to threaten a person by making "karate chops" at them, without actually doing harm or knowing karate.[1]
  2. (Ireland, idiomatic, slang) To dance.[2]

Quotations

  • The Long Winters, Shapes (song),
    I'm counting on you to throw more than shapes.

References

  1. http://homepage.eircom.net/~nobyrne/phrase.htm.
  2. http://www.slang.ie/index.php?entryid=10596.