over_clox@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · edit-25 months agoIf throwing up means to puke, then throwing down must mean to have the shits.message-squaremessage-square11fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up11arrow-down1message-squareIf throwing up means to puke, then throwing down must mean to have the shits.over_clox@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · edit-25 months agomessage-square11fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareMr_Wobble@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·5 months agoIn my neck of the woods, “throwing down” means either to pay into something, or fighting.
minus-squareover_clox@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·5 months agoYeah, means basically the same here too, sometimes also means to party hard. Just being silly, English has way too many inconsistencies…
minus-squareMr_Wobble@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·5 months agoJust made me realize that partying shares a lot of slang with fighting. Throw down, bash, rage, rave. All pretty violent words. I love language.
In my neck of the woods, “throwing down” means either to pay into something, or fighting.
Yeah, means basically the same here too, sometimes also means to party hard. Just being silly, English has way too many inconsistencies…
Just made me realize that partying shares a lot of slang with fighting. Throw down, bash, rage, rave. All pretty violent words. I love language.