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putdown

putdown is the alternative form of put-down.

Meaning of put-down

Noun

put-down (plural put-downs)

  1. (idiomatic) An insult or barb; a snide or demeaning remark.
    • When he called you a know-it-all, he meant it as a put-down.
    Synonyms:
    burn

Forms of putdown

pluralputdowns

Origin of putdown

Deverbal from put down.

Questions about putdown

What is putdown the alternative form of?
Putdown is the alternative form of put-down.

Words near putdown in the dictionary

  1. putcher
  2. putchers
  3. putchock
  4. putchuck
  5. putchuk
  6. putdown
  7. putdownable
  8. putdowns
  9. puteal
  10. puteals
  11. putelee

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