Shadowbox Definition

shadowbox
verb
  1. go through boxing motions without an opponent

"Shadowbox" in song lyrics

See how shadowbox is used in real songs:

  • "Like on a cobbletone rock, often shadowbox"
    Atoms Family — Whichcraft
  • "My silhouette inside intensive care, because I like to shadowbox"
    Children of the Corn (Killah Cam'Ron, Bloodshed, Big L) — Harlem Nights
  • "Up in the thirty-six cell block I Shadowbox"
    RZA f/ Black Knights, Ms. Roxy — Throw Your Flag Up

Usage tips for "shadowbox"

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