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posedown

noun
/ˈpəʊz.daʊn/

Etymology

Blend of pose + showdown.

  1. derived from *dʰewh₂-✻
  2. derived from *dūnom✻
  3. derived from *dʰewh₂-✻ — “smoke, haze, dust”
  4. inherited from *dūnaz✻
  5. inherited from *dūnā✻ — “sandhill, dune”
  6. inherited from dūn
  7. inherited from doune
  8. compounded as showdown — “show + down”
  9. compounded as posedown — “pose + showdown”

Definitions

  1. The final part of a competition in which two or more bodybuilders pose freestyle on stage…

    The final part of a competition in which two or more bodybuilders pose freestyle on stage side by side, rather than individually.

    • The real reason for these subdued responses was the fact that the audience knew it would be a fight to the finish; they were saving their screams for the posedown festivities to come.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA