noun
smackdown
SMAK-down
noun
1
A decisive, often humiliating defeat or confrontation.
"The senator delivered a smackdown to her rival during the debate."
How to Use Smackdown
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA crushing, public defeat or confrontation.
When to use it
Informal — common in sports commentary, politics, and pop culture.
Word Forms
smackdowns plural
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Etymology
Formed from "smack down," meaning to defeat decisively, and popularized in the late 1990s by the American professional wrestling show WWF SmackDown!