throwback

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈθrəʊbæk/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈθroʊˌbæk/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(thrō′bak′)

Collocations for "throwback"


Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "throwback" in context.

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throwback

ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.
n
  1. a [sixties, seventies] throwback
  2. a throwback to the [sixties]
  3. looked like a [sixties] throwback
  4. an [ancestral, evolutionary] throwback
  5. a throwback to [another, a bygone, a golden] era
'throwback' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
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