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deep throat

Syllabification: (deep throat)
Definition of deep throat

noun

  • informal a person who anonymously supplies information about covert or illegal action in the organization where they work.

Origin:

1970s: from the pseudonym used by a Watergate informant, the name having been taken from the title of a pornographic movie (1972)

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