deep throat
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of deep throat
C20: from the code name of such a source in the Watergate scandal; a reference to the title of a pornographic film
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Though pelicans — and their deep throat pouches — have existed for at least 30 million years, they do not appear in the Eastern Shore’s historical records.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 1, 2022
Moan hither, all ye syllables of woe, From the deep throat of sad Melpomene!
From Keats: Poems Published in 1820 by M. (Margaret) Robertson
Nettuno followed, barking wildly and with a deep throat.
From The Headsman The Abbaye des Vignerons by James Fenimore Cooper
Thy mouth was leant upon the wall Against the painted mouth, thy chin Touched the hair's painted curve and fall; Thy deep throat, fallen lax and thin, Worked as the blood's beat worked therein.
From Poems & Ballads (First Series) by Algernon Charles Swinburne
The fine invocation in Isabella— Moan hither, all ye syllables of woe, From the deep throat of sad Melpomene!
From Reviews by Oscar Wilde
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