ConnectWord · Ages 9-25 · In use
throwing
Losing a game on purpose, or playing so badly it looks on purpose. Also blowing a big lead.
We were up so much and then you started throwing.
For parents and educators
Everyday gaming trash talk. Kids also use it outside games, like throwing a test or a chance with a crush.
Where it came from
From sports, where throwing a game means losing it deliberately.
Also heard as
throw, threw, stop throwing, you're throwing
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