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Deverbal from throw down. Fight and music senses from earlier idiom throw down the gauntlet (“issue a challenge”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
throwdown
Today it means: A fall, indicating defeat. Full definition →
Today it means: A fall, indicating defeat. Full definition →
Deverbal from throw down. Fight and music senses from earlier idiom throw down the gauntlet (“issue a challenge”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.