beatdown

See also: beat down

English

Etymology

Deverbal from beat down; influenced by earlier throwdown.

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Noun

beatdown (countable and uncountable, plural beatdowns)

  1. (slang) A severe beating.
  2. (professional wrestling, slang) A prescribed situation, usually to advance an angle or establish character, where two or more wrestlers severely beat up another wrestler or performer.
  3. (music) A subgenre of hardcore punk influenced by heavy metal.

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