Definitions
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- noun slang A
fight orbrawl ; or, achallenge orincitement to fight. - noun slang, Hip-hop A performance by a
rapper or DJ, intended to be particularlyhardcore orintense . - noun 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 anderratic movements with his body. - noun slang, wrestling A fall, indicating defeat.
- noun slang, rare A weapon planted at a crime scene in order to mislead investigation, especially in situations where deadly force would only have been justified if the victim were armed. Also an untraceable weapon kept in readiness for such use.
- noun slang, basketball A slam dunk
Etymologies
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Examples
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Marty Seifert - Tom Emmer throwdown, which is expected to get supremely nasty on the floor.
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But that doesn't mean cats weren't rude; after all - the throwdown was a ripe opportunity for ambitious healthcare gadflies to influence peers and snatch national spotlights.
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More of the BSG cast has stepped up to encourage fandom to win this multi-fandom "throwdown" while also sending a truckload of pencils to Big Media to show them what we think of their behavior during this strike.
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They asked to search my car and found the 'throwdown' gun planted in my car.
Ex-competitor status leads to ex-lawsuit Rebecca Tushnet 2006
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Telecast's HD-POV - Viper II modular series of systems available for a rack or "throwdown"
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Telecast's HD-POV - Viper II modular series of systems available for a rack or "throwdown"
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Even if you've had to opportunity to try their signature Moules Fromage Bleu - a steaming pot of PEI mussels, bacon, shallots, spinach, and blue cheese with frites - watch as Food Network poster-boy Bobby Flay attempts to "throwdown" and pit his coconut milk, roasted green chilies and butter mussels, and roasted poblano fries against Chef Teddy Folkman's classic dish.
DCist 2009
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How about inviting the Food Network's Bobby Flay into town for a "throwdown" challenge with local chefs?
MNspeak.com 2009
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In this case, the police officer involved made the mistake of using a "throwdown" that wasn't anonymous.
legitgov 2009
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He enters the Arthur Avenue Retail Market, an Italian souk of a place just off 187th, and glides past the hand-rolled cigars at La Casa Grande Tobacco, past Boiano's Food to Mike's Deli, famous for its "throwdown" eggplant parmigiana.
danama commented on the word throwdown
: a wild party
“Dude, people have broken into your home and they’re having a throwdown.”
September 19, 2013
danama commented on the word throwdown
Also:
a cheap, unregistered firearm rumoured to be carried (sometimes unlawfully) by police officers. The firearm is thrown down next to a body in the case of a wrongful shooting of a citizen, so as to give the impression that the victim had been armed at the time.
– online slang dictionary
September 19, 2013
alexz commented on the word throwdown
I like the Maestro Fresh Wes definition. http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=8eQt3KFNeh4
September 20, 2013