throwie
English
Etymology
Noun
throwie (plural throwies)
- (slang) A throw-up; a piece of graffiti produced relatively quickly, generally with a single-colour outline and one layer of fill colour.
- 2001, Free agents: a history of Washington, D.C. graffiti (page 71)
- Even more impressive is that at the same time, he kept D.C. locked with a steady flow of tags and throwies […]
- 2009, Eric Felisbret, Luke Felisbret, James Prigoff, Graffiti New York (page 130)
- IN is legendary because until IZ, he had the most two-letter throwies in history.
- 2001, Free agents: a history of Washington, D.C. graffiti (page 71)