throbber

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English[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

From throb +‎ -er.

Pronunciation[edit]

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Noun[edit]

throbber (plural throbbers)

  1. (graphical user interface) A widget consisting of a static image that animates during execution of a task.
  2. (slang) An erect penis.
    • 1977, John Ironstone, Orphan, page 102:
      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!
    • 2009, Peter Hodgson, Critical Murder, page 128:
      She could feel his throbber pressing into her womanhood.