# The phrase "throwing a shoe": Have you ever heard of it?

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**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [October 29, 2010, 6:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-phrase-throwing-a-shoe-have-you-ever-heard-of-it/558740 "2010-10-29T06:06:13Z")\
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**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\
**Post date:** [November 3, 2010, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-phrase-throwing-a-shoe-have-you-ever-heard-of-it/558740/61 "2010-11-03T01:56:04Z")

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What’s a “shoe”?

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**Author:** ![HazelNutCoffee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/ac91a4/32.png) [@HazelNutCoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HazelNutCoffee)\
**Post date:** [November 3, 2010, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-phrase-throwing-a-shoe-have-you-ever-heard-of-it/558740/62 "2010-11-03T02:39:59Z")

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I would know what it meant, but I’ve never heard it used in a context outside of horses.

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