Meanings
plural Throwback Thursdays
- 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, →ISBN5 more examples
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 55Throwback 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 35Kim 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, →ISBNThanks to social media getting all nostalgic on Throwback Thursdays, everyone knows you once sported a mullet.
2015, Scott Kleinberg, So Social, →ISBNYou 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, →ISBNSynonyms: TBT
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThursday as a traditional day for sharing previously-used content via social media.
Origin
Chosen for the alliteration.
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
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