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deep throat
noun
often capitalized D&T
: an informant who divulges damaging information under cover of anonymity
Synonyms
Examples of deep throat in a Sentence
an accountant who had turned deep throat, he was the first to leak the information that the company had been cooking its books for years
Word History
Etymology
from the nickname given to such an informant in the Watergate scandal by Bob Woodward born 1943 U.S. journalist, from the title of a pornographic film (1972)
First Known Use
1976, in the meaning defined above
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Cite this Entry
“Deep throat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/deep%20throat. Accessed 24 Nov. 2024.
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