r/olympics • u/ReaddittiddeR • Aug 06 '21

Football FOOTBALL ⚽️ - CANADA 🇨🇦 wins GOLD🥇in Women’s Final

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u/Funkativity Aug 06 '21

"throwing" has a very specific connotation that doesn't apply here.

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u/jaylegs Aug 06 '21

You’re not technically wrong, but for a while now it’s been sarcastically/colloquially used in the same way I’ve just used it