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View synonyms for deep throat

deep throat

noun

  1. an anonymous source of secret information
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of deep throat1

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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Example Sentences

One of my favorite examples of the media running with an unverifiable statistical claim involved the seminal pornographic movie “Deep Throat.”

The producers of a 2005 documentary asserted that “Deep Throat” had grossed $600 million, which they said made it the most profitable movie in history.

What a strange Deep Throat situation.

From Slate

At the “Deep Throat” premiere, for instance, Joyce bumps into Joan Didion, a celebrity sighting that impresses her more than either Alan.

An associate director at the FBI, Felt was “Deep Throat,” the source who gave information about the Watergate break-in to The Washington Post in the 1970s.

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