beatdown
See also: beat down
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Deverbal from beat down; influenced by earlier throwdown.
Pronunciation
[edit]Audio (General Australian): (file)
Noun
[edit]beatdown (countable and uncountable, plural beatdowns)
- (slang) A severe beating.
- (professional wrestling, slang) A prescribed situation, usually to advance an angle or establish character, where two or more wrestlers severely beat up another wrestler or performer.
- (music) A subgenre of hardcore punk influenced by heavy metal.