Meanings
plural throbbers
- slangAn erect penis.
She could feel his throbber pressing into her womanhood.
2009, Peter Hodgson, Critical Murder, page 1281 more example
One look at that lifeguard's prong gave me a throbber like a baseball bat — not quite that big, of course, but at least that hard!
1977, John Ironstone, Orphan, page 102Synonyms: babymaker, boner, bone, bonk-on, bonny, chubby, erection, fatty
- slangA term of abuse.
"A d14? Are you mad? Why not just use a pack of cards Gorman you throbber?"
2017, Richard Gorman, Horizons1 more example
'Fuck. I didn't know that. I'll throw you a few coins when I see you under the bridge.' 'Cheers Royal, you throbber. That's if I even make it back. The taxi rides between Amman and Baghdad last time were ... entertaining. Not really looking forward to it all again next week. Baghdad had its moments an' all.'
2019, Jack Leavers, Appetite for Risk
Synonyms & antonyms
Origin
From throb + -er. In sense 1, after version 1.0 of the Netscape web browser, which used an animation of its logo (a big blue N) expanding and contracting, as in a throb.
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throbber. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/throbber
“throbber.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/throbber. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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