throw it back

Reject by returning

Throw it back means to dance by thrusting the hips backward in a rhythmic, sexually suggestive motion, typically while bent forward.

The phrase comes from hip-hop and twerking culture: She really knows how to throw it back.

More broadly, it can mean to return something to its source or reject what's been offered: He tried to charge me extra so I threw it back at him.

dance

twerk

Squat and shake

  • hip dropTwisting takedown targeting knees
  • bounceSpring back after impact
  • shimmyRapid side-to-side shaking

body roll · whine · rewind · grinding · dancehall · reggaeton · TikTok dance · dance challenge

nostalgia

throwback

Return to ancestral type

flashback · reminisce · rewind · blast from the past · memory lane · classic · remember when · golden era · yesteryear · revival

retaliation

comeback

Recovery after decline

counterpunch · retort · reciprocate · return fire · one-up

rejection

decline

Decrease or refuse

turn down · pass on

Opposites
drinking speed/manner

throw it backtake it slow

sip slowly · abstain · turn it down · decline

movement style

throw it backstand still

Cease all movement

wallflower · hold back

temporal orientation

throw it backlook forward

Await eagerly

innovate · modernize · move on · break new ground · look ahead

Family

throw, back, throws, threw, thrown, throwing, thrower, backs, backed

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG-13