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Beatdown

noun, slang

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

Etymology

Deverbal from beat down; influenced by earlier throwdown.

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