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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A vehement or heated confrontation.
  • noun A contest or comparison, especially one in which one side is expected to outclass the other.

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  • noun A fight; a beating, a physical or emotional confrontation.

Etymologies

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Derived from SmackDown, a name used by World Wrestling Entertainment to identify certain of its wrestling matches, formed from the combination of smack and down.

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