💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Slapdown"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| slapnoun | (countable) A blow, especially one given with the open hand, or with something broad and flat. |
| slap in the facenoun | (figuratively) Something unexpectedly said or done which causes shock or offense; an insult, rebuke, or rebuff. |
| smackdownnoun | A physical or emotional confrontation; a battle, a fight; also, a bitter rivalry. |
| benchslapnoun | (slang, law) A judicial ruling or opinion that is harsh or humiliating towards a particular party, attorney, or lower court opinion. |
| back slapnoun | (sports) An encouraging pat on one's back. |
| dressing-downnoun | (idiomatic) A reprimand or rarely, a thrashing. |
| knockdownnoun | An act of knocking down or the condition of being knocked down. |
| slammingverb | The act of something being slammed. |
| sluggingnoun | (slang, neologism, cosmetics) The practice of smothering one's face with vaseline in order to moisturize it. |
| downstrikenoun | A blow by a hand or weapon that occurs with a downward striking motion. |
| throwdownnoun | (slang) A fight or brawl; or, a challenge or incitement to fight. |
| doorslamnoun | The act of slamming a door. |
| back of one's handnoun | (idiomatic, figurative, by extension) A display of disrespect or scorn. |
| slamnoun | (countable) A sudden impact or blow. |
| shellackingnoun | (informal, US) A heavy defeat, drubbing, or beating; used particularly in sports and political contexts. |
| bodyslamverb | (wrestling and combat sports) To throw an opponent bodily on the floor, eg in wrestling or judo, sometimes also throwing one's own body on top of them |
| knapnoun | A sudden, sharp blow, knock, or slap; a rap, a whack. |
| slagfestnoun | (UK, slang) An event or situation characterised by slagging off, or denigrating. |
| thrashingnoun | Action of the verb to thrash. |
| slugnoun | Any of many gastropod mollusks, having no (or only a rudimentary) shell. |
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