shadow realm
shadow realm noun: oblivion; death. Also the alternative letter-case form of Shadow Realm.
Noun
shadow realm (countable and uncountable, plural shadow realms)
- Oblivion; death.
- Knocked out, rendered unconscious.
- UFC welterweight star Jorge Masvidal knows a thing or two about sending his opponents to the shadow realm, and he explained what happens when they go there.2019 December 20, Adam Martin, “Jorge Masvidal explains what happens when he sends his opponents to the shadow realm”, in BJ Penn
- McCann's friend and fellow fighter Paddy 'The Baddy' Pimblett ... was in disbelief at the destructive nature of the elbow strike. "She got sent to the shadow realm," he said, according to ESPN+. "That was exceptional." UFC boss Dana White called McCann's finish the "greatest female knockout you'll...2022 March 20, Alan Dawson, quoting Paddy Pimblett, “UFC women's flyweight Molly McCann scored the most brutal, brilliant, and beautiful knockout of the year so far”, in Business Insider
Proper noun capitalized: Shadow Realm
the Shadow Realm
- Alternative letter-case form of shadow realm (“oblivion; death; knocked out”).
- A place, often another world, universe or supernatural plane, that is inhabited by darkness, evilness, or malevolent entities and creatures, sometimes based around, or said to be, shadows, or personifications thereof.
- If when doing this quest something should happen and you should leave the Shadow Realm prematurely, speak to Salanar and he helps you return.2008, Jennifer Sims, Kenny Sims, Dexter Hall, Wrath of the Lich King, BradyGames, →ISBN, page 19
- For these woods are like no others. Hidden deep within them is a gateway to the Shadow Realm – a dark and chaotic world where all the mischief-making creatures like goblins, boggles and trolls live.2011, Linda Chapman, Lee Weatherly, “The Shadow Woods”, in The Fog Boggarts (Sophie and the Shadow Woods), HarperCollins Publishers, →ISBN
Also used as
shadow realm is also the alternative letter-case form of Shadow Realm.
Examples of shadow realm in a sentence
- "She got sent to the shadow realm," he said, according to ESPN+.2022 March 20, Alan Dawson, quoting Paddy Pimblett, “UFC women's flyweight Molly McCann scored the most brutal, brilliant, and beautiful...
- Lightweight contender Justin Gaethje will defend the symbolic belt he won by head-kicking Dustin Poirier into the shadow realm last year when he takes on Max Holloway.2024 January 17, Jordan Ellis, “Dana White announces two more fights for UFC 300, including Justin Gaethje’s first BMF title defence”, in...
Forms of shadow realm
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | shadow realms |
| alternative form | Shadow Realm |
| Proper noun | |
| alternative form | shadow realm |
Origin of shadow realm
The first sense is from Shadow Realm, an invented place by 4Kids Entertainment for their English dub of the Japanese anime series Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters (2000–2004) as an ostensible place of suffering where people could be sent as a euphemism for death. It does not exist in the original Japanese anime. Apparently based on Japanese 闇(やみ)の世界(せかい) (Yami no Sekai, “World of Darkness”), an actual location in the series which is also called the Shadow Realm in the English dub.
Questions about shadow realm
- What does shadow realm mean?
- Shadow realm means oblivion; death.
- How do you use shadow realm in a sentence?
- "She got sent to the shadow realm," he said, according to ESPN+.
- What part of speech is shadow realm?
- Shadow realm can be a noun or a proper noun.
- What is the plural of shadow realm?
- The plural of shadow realm is shadow realms.
Words near shadow realm in the dictionary
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