ing. James likes three point two because
he can drink more of it without getting
stoned.thriller-diller[“TrIl#”dIl#] n. something
like a movie, book, or television program
that is thrilling. (See also whodunit.)
The film was a real thriller-diller. I re-
member having to force myself to exhale.
I can read one of these thriller-dillers
in a couple of hours.
throatn. an earnest student; a cutthroat
student. (Collegiate.) Martin is not a
throat! He’s not that smart. All the
throats got A’s, of course.
throat gagn. liquor; strong liquor. Pour
me another glass of that throat gag, bar-
keep. That throat gag nearly choked me.
thethronen. a toilet; a toilet seat. And
there was the cat—right on the throne, just
staring at me.
throne roomn. a restroom; a bathroom.
(See also throne.) Hank is in the throne
room, reading, I think. Where’s your
throne room?
through and throughmod. thoroughly;
throughout. She’s a born fighter,
through and through. He is totally dis-
honest. A crook through and through.
through the millmod. abused; well-worn.
That was some convention. I’ve really
been through the mill. I feel like I’ve
gone through the mill. I’m pooped.
throw 1. n. a try; a time. Have another
throw at it, why don’t you? Just one more
throw, then I’ll quit. 2. tv. to confuse
someone. The question really threw me.
When the light fixture fell, it threw us
a little.
throw a fighttv. to lose a boxing match on
purpose. (Boxing. Other words can re-
place a.) I just know that Wilbur didn’t
throw that fight. The guy would never
throw a fight.
throw a fittv. to have a display of bad tem-
per. I knew you’d throw a fit when I told
you. Oh, boy, did she ever throw a fit.
throw a gametv. to lose a game on pur-
pose. (See also throw a fight.) I know
Wilbur. He could never throw a game.
There’s a couple of those guys who would
throw a game if they got enough money to
do it.
throw a maptv. to empty one’s stomach;
to vomit. Somebody threw a map on the
sidewalk. I felt like I was going to throw
a map.throw a punchtv. to jab; to punch. She
tried to throw a punch at me, but I blocked
it. Wilbur threw a punch at the thug.
throw a technicolor yawntv. to vomit.
(See also technicolor yawn.) One look
at the food, and I almost threw a techni-
color yawn. John stumbled into the liv-
ing and threw a technicolor yawn on the
new carpet.throw-away 1. n. a flyer or handbill. The
throw-away announced a big, city-wide
TGIF. I passed out the throw-aways, but
not many people would take them. 2. n. a
comedian’s quickly uttered one-line joke.
He tossed off his best throw-away of the
evening just as the curtain fell. She was
an expert at the one-line throw-away.
throw downin. to eat; to gobble one’s
food. (The opposite ofthrow up= to
vomit.) Man, I’m starved. Let’s find a
hamburger joint and throw down. What
time are you going to throw down tonight?throw in the spongeGo to throw in the
towel.
throw in the towel and throw in the
sponge; toss in the spongetv. to quit;
to give up. (From boxing where a towel
or sponge thrown into the ring indicates
that a boxer has given up.) I can tell
when it’s time to throw in the towel, and
this is that time. The candidate who was
exposed by the press as a former pickpocket
tossed in the sponge in a tearful press con-
ference.throw money at somethingtv. to try to
solve a problem by spending money on it.
(Often said of the U.S. federal govern-
ment.) This agency has thrown billions
at the housing problem, but it has been
nothing but a long-term disaster. Don’t
just throw money at it.throw money at something