Noun: smackdown 'smak,dawn
Usage: N. Amer, informal
Usage: N. Amer, informal
- A hostile disagreement face-to-face
"The two rivals had a smackdown in the boardroom over the company's future direction";
- confrontation, encounter, showdown, face-off
- A sound defeat
"The underdog team received a smackdown in the championship game";
- thrashing, walloping, debacle, drubbing [informal], slaughter, trouncing, whipping, pasting [informal], hammering [informal], débâcle, beatdown [N. Amer], licking [informal]
Derived forms: smackdowns
Type of: defeat, disagreement
Encyclopedia: Smackdown