throw shapes
English
Verb
throw shapes
- (Ireland, idiomatic, slang) To act tough or put up a front. For example, to threaten a person by making "karate chops" at them, without actually doing harm or knowing karate.[1]
- (Ireland, idiomatic, slang) To dance.[2]
Quotations
- The Long Winters, Shapes (song),
- I'm counting on you to throw more than shapes.
References
- http://homepage.eircom.net/~nobyrne/phrase.htm.
- http://www.slang.ie/index.php?entryid=10596.