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beat-down, n. orig. and chiefly U.S.
Brit. |ˈbiːtdaʊn|, U.S. |ˈbitˌdaʊn|
[‹ beat v.1 + down adv. Compare slightly later smackdown n.]
A physical beating, pummeling, or assault; a defeat. Cf. smackdown n.
1989B. M. Cooper in S. Lee Do Right Thing Foreword 16 The brothers from Brooklyn indeed seem to enjoy the big beat-down. Look at [the boxer] Mike Tyson. 1995P. Bourgois In Search of Respect (1997) i. 36 They should never have attempted that shit because they got the beat-down of their lives. The cops had a circus with the black kid's face. Hell yeah! They were trying to kill that kid. 2003N.Y. Times (National ed.) 13 Jan. d6/1 Wide receiver Jerry Porter said that if the Jets wanted to keep traveling west to get a beat-down, Oakland would be happy to oblige. |