phrase
Street Slang
throw me somethin', mista!
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The traditional Mardi Gras shout to a float rider — toss me some beads.
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Definitions
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The official call of Carnival. You yell it up at the masked riders on the floats and they're supposed to chuck you beads, cups, doubloons, stuffed animals, whatever they've got. Kids learn it before they can spell it. Cheating it with a sign that just says the phrase is a time-honored move.
“Hoist the baby up on your shoulders and start hollerin' — throw me somethin', mista!”
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throw me somethin', mista! In A Sentence
Hoist the baby up on your shoulders and start hollerin' — throw me somethin', mista!
Origin & Usage
New Orleans Mardi Gras parade tradition, traced to at least the early 20th century; immortalized in countless songs, postcards and local press.
Variants
throw me something mister
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