put-down

/ˈpʊtˌdaʊn/

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Frequency: 5.45 in modern English

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noun

"When he called you a know-it-all, he meant it as a put-down."
"But it’s not [Pam] Bondi’s script that matters most. It’s her voice, and the attorney general got the tone of it — the poison in it — just right when she spat those put-downs at those men during her, um, testimony before a House panel last week."

Deverbal from put down.

put-downs (plural) putdown (alternative)

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How do you pronounce put-down?

The recorded pronunciation is /ˈpʊtˌdaʊn/.

What does put-down mean?

An insult or barb; a snide or demeaning remark.

Where does put-down come from?

Deverbal from put down.

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