throw shapes

verb

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.

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Meanings

verbthrow shapes (third-person singular simple present throws shapes, present participle throwing shapes, simple past threw shapes, past participle thrown shapes)

present singular third person throws shapes · participle present throwing shapes · past threw shapes · participle past thrown shapes

  1. IrelandidiomaticslangTo 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.
  2. IrelandidiomaticslangTo dance.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
dance
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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