beatdown
See also: beat down
English edit
Etymology edit
Deverbal from beat down; influenced by earlier throwdown.
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Noun edit
beatdown (countable and uncountable, plural beatdowns)
- (slang) A severe beating.
- (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.
- (music) A subgenre of hardcore punk influenced by heavy metal.