DEEP THROAT


Meaning of DEEP THROAT in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ noun ]

Usage: often capitalized D&T

Etymology: from the nickname given to such an informant in the Watergate scandal by Bob Woodward b 1943 United States journalist, from the title of a pornographic film (1972)

Date: 1973

: an informant who divulges damaging information under cover of anonymity

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.