Wiktionary:Word of the day/2023/January 30

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Word of the day
for January 30
smackdown n (originally and chiefly US, informal)
  1. A physical or emotional confrontation; a battle, a fight; also, a bitter rivalry.
  2. A significant or humiliating setback or defeat; a beating, a thrashing.

The American professional wrestling promotion World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) was founded as Capitol Wrestling Corporation this month 70 years ago in 1953.

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