beatdown
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
See also: beat down
English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Deverbal from beat down; influenced by earlier throwdown.
Pronunciation[edit]
Audio (AU) (file)
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.