Throwback Thursday

noun

Thursday as a traditional day for sharing previously-used content via social media.

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nounThrowback Thursday (plural Throwback Thursdays)

plural Throwback Thursdays

  1. InternetThursday as a traditional day for sharing previously-used content via social media.

    Are we having a little Throwback Thursday thing here?

    2016, Danica Winters, Dust Up With The Detective, →ISBN
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    If Throwback Thursday isn't a good fit for your goals, come up with your own recurring content theme.

    2014, Kristin Magette, Embracing Social Media: A Practical Guide to Manage Risk and Leverage Opportunity, →ISBN, page 55

    Throwback Thursday is another way to integrate your loved one into your life online.

    2016, Allison Gilbert, Passed and Present: Keeping Memories of Loved Ones Alive, →ISBN, page 35

    Kim also recognizes fans by noticing particular endeavors on her blog and by occasionally recognizing their contact with her on Throwback Thursdays.

    2013, Amanda Scheiner McClain, Keeping Up the Kardashian Brand: Celebrity, Materialism, and Sexuality, →ISBN

    Thanks to social media getting all nostalgic on Throwback Thursdays, everyone knows you once sported a mullet.

    2015, Scott Kleinberg, So Social, →ISBN

    You flew to Dallas last Thursday and showed up at the Hilton after I Instagrammed a picture from my bat mitzvah. It was Throwback Thursday! That party happened over a decade ago.

    2016, Laura Lane, Angela Spera, This Is Why You're Single, →ISBN

    Synonyms: TBT

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThursday as a traditional day for sharing previously-used content via social media.

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Chosen for the alliteration.

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APA

Throwback Thursday. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Throwback%20Thursday

MLA

“Throwback Thursday.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Throwback%20Thursday. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Throwback Thursday,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Throwback%20Thursday.

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