smackdown

smack·down

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Definitions of smackdown word

noun smackdown a severe rebuke or criticism: his amazing smackdown of the protesters. 1
noun smackdown a humbling defeat. 1
noun smackdown a confrontation, contest, or fight, as between wrestlers or other competitors. 1
noun smackdown a wrestling bout 0
noun smackdown any intensely fought contest 0
noun smackdown a decisive blow 0

before 1990

One of the 1% newest English words

First recorded in 1990-95; smack2 + down1

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A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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