putdown

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• putdown — {n.} An insult, * /It was a nasty putdown when John called his sister a fat cow./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

• putdown — {n.} An insult, * /It was a nasty putdown when John called his sister a fat cow./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

• putdown — put|down [ put,daun ] noun count INFORMAL a comment intended to criticize someone and make them feel stupid: It was the ultimate putdown, and he blushed deeply …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• putdown — noun An insult, It was a nasty putdown when John called his sister a fat cow …   Словарь американских идиом

• putdown — n a snub or humiliation. A back formation from the verb to put (someone) down. Being left off the guest list was the ulti mate putdown …   Contemporary slang

• putdown — put·down or put down (po͝otʹdoun ) n. Slang 1. A dismissal or rejection, especially in the form of a critical or slighting remark: “Such answers were, perhaps still are, a... form of put down to the questions of white people” (Lillian Hellman). 2 …   Universalium

• putdown — (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n., slang, insult, slight, rejection. See detraction …   English dictionary for students

• putdown — n. humiliating act or comment; (Slang) rejection (of a person, idea, etc.); cancellation (Slang) …   English contemporary dictionary

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