noun · rare

smackdown

smack·down

smackdown · smackdowns

побиття, биття, побій

биение, поражение, избиение

Schlagen, Prügel, Herzschlag

A physical or emotional confrontationA physical or emotional confrontation; a battle, a fight; also, a bitter rivalry.

UK/ˈsmækdaʊn/US/ˈsmækˌdaʊn/

Meaning

2 senses

(informal)A physical or emotional confrontation; a battle, a fight; also, a bitter rivalry.
(informal)A significant or humiliating setback or defeat; a beating, a thrashing.

Origin

Deverbal from smack down (“to defeat utterly and decisively, especially in a humiliating w

Deverbal from smack down (“to defeat utterly and decisively, especially in a humiliating way”), from smack (“sharp blow, slap”, noun) + down. Influenced by earlier throwdown. Popularized by:

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