PUT-DOWN Definition & Meaning

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put-down

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[ poot-doun ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

a landing of an aircraft.
Informal.
1. a disparaging, belittling, or snubbing remark.
2. a remark or act intended to humiliate or embarrass someone.

put down

verb

to make a written record of
to repress
to put down a rebellion
to consider; account
they put him down for an ignoramus
to attribute
I put the mistake down to his inexperience
to put to death, because of old age or illness
the vet put the cat down
to table on the agenda
the MPs put down a motion on the increase in crime
to put (a baby) to bed
to dismiss, reject, or humiliate

noun

a cruelly crushing remark

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of put-down¹

First recorded in 1960–65; noun use of verb phrase put down

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The abuse escalated from "subtle put-downs" and coercive control to punching her, kicking her, pulling her around the house by the hair, spitting on her and strangling her.

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Trump, who has feuded with O'Donnell for decades, saw an opportunity for a put-down when the veteran comic's name came up during Wednesday's meeting.

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And let's not forget her iconic put-down to unwanted male attention that I'll admit to rolling out endlessly in my teens: "Ugh, as if!"

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He's been direct in his put-downs of Trump and his acolytes, calling the conspiracies of Marjorie Taylor Greene "stupid" during a briefing and again calling Trump a "loser" while stopping by "The View."

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There is no end of put-downs that attach to the job of vice president, a position that’s widely treated as irrelevant when its occupant is not ignored altogether.

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