body slam

A form of bodyslam — To throw an opponent bodily on the floor, e.g. in wrestling or judo, sometimes also throwing one's own body on top of them

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Meanings

nounbody slam (plural body slams)

plural body slams · alternative body-slam

  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of bodyslam.

    But I could also see Nerdo was expecting a verbal body slam.

    2003, Ellen Schreiber, Vampire Kisses, page 49
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APA

body slam. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/body%20slam

MLA

“body slam.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/body%20slam. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “body slam,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/body%20slam.

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