bodyslam
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Etymology
Verb
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- (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
- (figuratively) To deliver a devastating blow against an opponent
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- 2002 February 4, “A Big Crimp in Cash Flow”, in BusinessWeek[1], →ISSN:
- The recession is bodyslamming Corporate America in a new and troubling way.
- 2003 November 22, “NBC executive plays coy about ending hits”, in Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, →ISSN:
- By bodyslamming its new Rob Lowe courtroom drama, "The Lyon's Den," against ABC's surprisingly resurgent courtroom drama, "The Practice," NBC hastened the swift demise of its best fall entry.
Noun
bodyslam (plural bodyslams)
- Such a throw
- (figuratively) A devastating blow against an opponent.
- 2002 May 9, Jim Cramer, “Last Man Standing a Hollow Victory for Cisco”, in The Street[2]:
- Just a simple bodyslam of everyone else in the sector. Which is why I am glad I never sold my Cisco. But it is also why I am not buying more.