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smackdown

noun
/ˈsmækdaʊn/UK/ˈsmækˌdaʊn/US

Etymology

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: * the United States professional wrestling television programme WWF SmackDown! (first broadcast on April 29, 1999), now called WWE SmackDown and produced by World Wrestling Entertainment; and * the phrase lay (or put) the smack down (“to start a fight”).

  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 smackdown — “smack + down”

Definitions

  1. A physical or emotional confrontation

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

    • "I'm not looking for any more sisterly smackdowns." She sat up and rubbed her arms where Paige and Juliana had been holding her.

  2. A significant or humiliating setback or defeat

    A significant or humiliating setback or defeat; a beating, a thrashing.

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