throw up
v. phr.— «The women and girls wear gang colors and symbols, “throw up” gang signs with their hands, and help carry the gang’s weaponry. The women are just as dangerous as the men, Beard and Moon say.» —“Police crack down on violence” by Tim Potter Wichita Eagle (Kan.) Mar. 26, 2005. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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