smackdown
noun
smack·down ˈsmak-ˌdau̇n 
1
: the act of knocking down or bringing down an opponent
2
: a contest in entertainment wrestling
3
: a decisive defeat
4
: a confrontation between rivals or competitors
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Summer 2022's smackdown will be a Westeros vs. Middle Earth duel. 
Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY, 2 June 2022 The four queens with the most Legendary Legend Stars at the end of the competition will fight for the crown in a lip sync smackdown. Stephen Daw, Billboard, 23 May 2022 As the dust settled, the queens returned to the main stage for the lip-sync smackdown, with longtime RuPaul collaborator and iconic singer-songwriter Elton John introducing the standard rules. Joey Nolfi, EW.com, 8 Mar. 2022 Sony reacted to The Dark Knight by pretzeling The Amazing Spider-Man into their own Batman Begins and then reacted to The Avengers by marketing The Amazing Spider-Man 2 into a backdoor pilot for a Sinister Six smackdown flick. Scott Mendelson, Forbes, 25 Apr. 2022 In season 14’s latest episode, which aired on Friday, Mar. 18, every queen (save for challenge winner DeJa Skye) was flung into the coliseum for a lip sync LaLaPaRuZa smackdown. Stephen Daw, Billboard, 21 Mar. 2022 Only some 48 hours after Drew Doughty had wrist surgery, ending the elite defenseman’s season, the Kings had their bench door blown off in a 9-3 smackdown by the Avalanche in Denver. Kevin Paul Dupont, BostonGlobe.com, 16 Apr. 2022 But the takeaway from Saturday's smackdown shouldn't be about the Tigers coming up short in the biggest game of the year. Khari Thompson, USA TODAY, 20 Dec. 2021 Flares of apparently unmotivated aggression — two councilmen, arguing about the Lincoln Smackdown, get into a smackdown of their own — suggest the irrational eruption of evil to come. New York Times, 17 Apr. 2022 See More
Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY, 2 June 2022 The four queens with the most Legendary Legend Stars at the end of the competition will fight for the crown in a lip sync smackdown. Stephen Daw, Billboard, 23 May 2022 As the dust settled, the queens returned to the main stage for the lip-sync smackdown, with longtime RuPaul collaborator and iconic singer-songwriter Elton John introducing the standard rules. Joey Nolfi, EW.com, 8 Mar. 2022 Sony reacted to The Dark Knight by pretzeling The Amazing Spider-Man into their own Batman Begins and then reacted to The Avengers by marketing The Amazing Spider-Man 2 into a backdoor pilot for a Sinister Six smackdown flick. Scott Mendelson, Forbes, 25 Apr. 2022 In season 14’s latest episode, which aired on Friday, Mar. 18, every queen (save for challenge winner DeJa Skye) was flung into the coliseum for a lip sync LaLaPaRuZa smackdown. Stephen Daw, Billboard, 21 Mar. 2022 Only some 48 hours after Drew Doughty had wrist surgery, ending the elite defenseman’s season, the Kings had their bench door blown off in a 9-3 smackdown by the Avalanche in Denver. Kevin Paul Dupont, BostonGlobe.com, 16 Apr. 2022 But the takeaway from Saturday's smackdown shouldn't be about the Tigers coming up short in the biggest game of the year. Khari Thompson, USA TODAY, 20 Dec. 2021 Flares of apparently unmotivated aggression — two councilmen, arguing about the Lincoln Smackdown, get into a smackdown of their own — suggest the irrational eruption of evil to come. New York Times, 17 Apr. 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
1931, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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