put-down

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put·down

or put-down (po͝ot′doun′)

n. Informal

A critical, disparaging, or humiliating remark.

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put′-down`

or put′down`,

1. a landing of an aircraft.

2. Informal. a disparaging or snubbing remark.

[1960–65]

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Noun

put-down - a crushing remark

squelch, squelcher, takedown

derision - contemptuous laughter

colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech

put-down

noun humiliation, slight, snub, knock (informal), dig, sneer, rebuff, barb, sarcasm, kick in the teeth (slang), gibe, disparagement, one in the eye (informal) She was getting very sick of his put-downs.

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put-down

[ˈpʊtˌdaʊn] N (= act) → humillación f; (= words) → frase f despectiva

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