Definitions
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- noun An instance of
slapping down , especially a humiliation or rejection. - noun engineering The period after the initial impact of an object with a surface through the subsequent impact of the object on that surface, as an aircraft landing or a container falling.
- noun geology, physics, seismology The impact of a layer of earth falling after having been lifted by an explosion or an earthquake or similar large-scale disturbance.
Etymologies
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Examples
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Those of us who are old enough may recall the slapdown between Sony and VHS for dominance of the videocassette
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The Bobby v. Bies case was a serious slapdown – and it contained more harsh language than just the line “anonymous” quoted.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Sixth Circuit 0–3 in Habeas Cases This Term 2010
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If many writers have already provided Mr. D'Souza's racist pseudo-intellectual attack a thoughtful slapdown, my concern is the visual language.
Michael Shaw: Reading the Pictures: D'Souza's Rage as a Cover Michael Shaw 2010
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If many writers have already provided Mr. D'Souza's racist pseudo-intellectual attack a thoughtful slapdown, my concern is the visual language.
Michael Shaw: Reading the Pictures: D'Souza's Rage as a Cover Michael Shaw 2010
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A mere publicity stunt, with Amis's slapdown of J.M.
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Where is the indignation, the retaliatory violence, the death threats to a useless Judge, where is the slapdown with the U-lock?
What Happens When You Consume: Asses For You and Me BikeSnobNYC 2010
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"We gave you an inch and you took a mile, now it's time for the slapdown!" wrote one gleeful internet commenter after the Brown victory.
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I've heard wind of the reviews, and there would seem to be slapdown mutterings and chunnerings afoot and the ones I've skimmed are not favourable and give away just about every plot detail, but really I might just as well say Booker and His Illegal Self in the same sentence and get that bit over with first.
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Arnold Schwarzenegger, who received a resounding slapdown from the nurses when he attempted to stall the hospital staffing ratio measure in 2005.
Meg Whitman's Labor Strategy: Candidate Declares War On Nurses Union 2010
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A mere publicity stunt, with Amis's slapdown of J.M.
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