English

Verb

throw shapes

1. (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]
2. (Ireland, idiomatic, slang) To dance.^[2]

Quotations

• The Long Winters, Shapes (song),

  I'm counting on you to throw more than shapes.

References

1. ↑ http://homepage.eircom.net/~nobyrne/phrase.htm.
2. ↑ http://www.slang.ie/index.php?entryid=10596.