[perfect stranger]

Green Day, whose frontman says he "would throttle US President GEORGE W BUSH if the two were left alone together - and he'd enjoy doing it

Question--Since when did 'throttle' start meaning 'cower and cry like a scared sissy' ?

[cowboyway]

Question--Since when did 'throttle' start meaning 'cower and cry like a scared sissy' ?

In the context that this punk used it, it means to strangle.