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throwback

Meaning in simple English, pronunciation and examples

Pronunciation: US /ˈθroʊˌbæk/ · UK /ˈθrəʊbæk/

throwback means: A person or thing that reminds you of an earlier time.

noun

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A person or thing that reminds you of an earlier time.

  • That car is a throwback.
  • Her outfit is a throwback to the eighties.
  • These songs are cheerful throwbacks to my childhood.

How to use it: a throwback to something (The decor is a throwback to the seventies.)

Similar words: reminder

Common phrases: throwback to something, a real throwback

Questions about throwback

What does throwback mean?

A person or thing that reminds you of an earlier time.

What is throwback in other languages?

Türkçe: geçmişi hatırlatan şey · Español: reminiscencia · Français: réminiscence · Deutsch: Relikt · Italiano: reminiscenza · 日本語: 昔を思い出させるもの

How do you pronounce throwback?

In American English /ˈθroʊˌbæk/; in British English /ˈθrəʊbæk/.

How do you use throwback in a sentence?

That car is a throwback. Her outfit is a throwback to the eighties.

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