throwdown

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[edit] Etymology

Evolved from the older idiom throw down the gauntlet.

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[edit] Noun

Singular
throwdown

Plural
throwdowns

throwdown (plural throwdowns)

  1. (slang) A fight or brawl; or, a challenge or incitement to fight.
  2. (slang, Hip-hop) A performance by a rapper or DJ, intended to be particularly hardcore or intense.
    a Hip-hop throwdown
  3. (slang, wrestling) A fall, indicating defeat.
  4. (slang, hardcore punk music) A type of hardcore dance in which a person violently clears a space for himself and appears to be ready to fight those around him, while making violent and erratic movements with his body.
  5. (slang, rare) A weapon planted at a crime scene in order to mislead investigation.
  6. (slang, basketball) A slam dunk

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