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throw-up noun a large, simple piece of graffiti art US, 1994- A throw-up usually consists of a two- or three-letter name that is formed, usually rounded, into a single unit that can be sprayed quickly and with a minimum of paint on the sides of a train. — Craig Castleman, Getting Up, p. 29, 1982
- Also sighted: one throw-up; this makes me happy. — William Upski Wimsatt, Bomb the Suburbs, p. 43, 1994
- Throw ups are usually black + white, or red + white, or green + white, etc. — Jim Crotty, How to Talk American, p. 143, 1997
- They started with insides, then throw ups and outlines on the nice white trains, and soon went to pieces. — Stephen Power, The Art of Getting Over, p. 122, 1999
- Stim One, known for heavy throw-ups [...] becomes the first writer to die while bombing [graffiti-ing] and sparks graf memorials all over the city. — The Source, p. 128, March 2002
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