throwie

noun

throwie

noun

/θɹoʊ.i/

Etymology From throw-up + -ie.

1

Arts, Graffiti, Visual arts Slang A type of graffiti produced relatively quickly, generally with a single-colour outline and one layer of fill colour.

  • Even more impressive is that at the same time, he kept D.C. locked with a steady flow of tags and throwies[…]2001, Free agents: a history of Washington, D.C. graffiti, page 71:
  • IN is legendary because until IZ, he had the most two-letter throwies in history.2009, Eric Felisbret, Luke Felisbret, James Prigoff, Graffiti New York, page 130:

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