DEEP THROAT Definition & Meaning

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deep throat

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an anonymous source of secret information

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

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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.

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What a strange Deep Throat situation.

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

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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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