throwback Definition
throw·back (t̸hrō′bak′)
noun
- Now Rare the act of throwing back; check, stop, or reversal
- reversion to an earlier or more primitive type or condition
- an instance or example of this
throwback Synonyms
throwback Usage Examples
Object
synths: Again, it's very throwback electro synths 80's style and very Morris Day.
Converse of object
- seem: The late 60s and early 70s his career high, the big hit seemed a throwback even when it was new.
- get: Sometimes you'll get throwbacks ( there's probably a technical name ) to that parent.
Adjective modifier
- 80s: Pubs: Hundreds of 80s throwback bars, " Rock " cafes and alcohol selling Turkish cafes.
- genetic: I'm not sure of the exact term to use, but she was definitely some kind of genetic throwback.
- real: If you have every hungered for the era of original Hollywood glamor - these are a real throwback for you to savor and experience.
- refreshing: The show starts with a title, a refreshing throwback to shows of the past that had a title for each episode.
- great: It contains an unexpectedly great throwback to 1963 of a guitar break at a certain point.
- nostalgic: Super 8 isn't just a nostalgic throwback, it's a format that's still used by filmmakers worldwide.
Modifies a noun
- rock: What, an Australian band that doesn't play throwback garage rock?
- boxer: Adams is a no nonsense throwback boxer who is always looking to unload a knockout punch.
- pop: Kerrang's head is so far up its ass that it won't see the rebellion implicit in throwback bubblegum pop.
- act: Next up was Vinny Peculiar, a sort of '60s throwback novelty act.
Modifying Another Word
very: Again, it's very throwback electro synths 80's style and very Morris Day.
Noun used with modifier
- seventy: Quite unique among Indian restaurants, this is neither the old school low-lit seventies throwback or the new school modernly minimalist Indian restaurant.
- eighty: Napster is turning our offices into eighties throwback discos.
- 70s: Playful Welsh scamps Ether stomp immediately onto the part of the dancefloor labeled kitsch 70s throwbacks and start to do the funky gibbon.
Preposition: in
way: But it's a throwback in other ways, too.
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