slapdownとは 意味・読み方・使い方

語源

From slap +‎ down.

名詞

slapdown (plural slapdowns)

1. An instance of slapping down, especially a humiliation or rejection.
   • 2023 October 8, “German state elections: voters turn to the right in rebuke to Scholz’s coalition”, in The Guardian‎, sourced from Reuters, →ISSN:

     Jens Spahn, a senior legislator for the conservative Christian Democrats (CDU), said rarely had a government been given such a comprehensive slapdown.

   • 2025 October 2, William Davies, “A critique of pure stupidity: understanding Trump 2.0”, in The Guardian‎:

     The truth panic had the unwelcome side-effect of emboldening those it sought to oppose. “Fake” was one of Trump’s favourite slap-downs, especially to news outlets that reported unwelcome facts about him and his associates. A booming Maga media further amplified the president’s lies and denials.

2. (engineering) The period after the initial impact of an object with a surface through the subsequent impact of the object on that surface, as an aircraft landing or a container falling.
3. (geology, physics, seismology) The impact of a layer of earth falling after having been lifted by an explosion or an earthquake or similar large-scale disturbance.

語源

Metaphorical use of a literal phrase (slap + down).

動詞

slap down (third-person singular simple present slaps down, present participle slapping down, simple past and past participle slapped down)

1. (transitive) To browbeat or reprimand (someone) harshly, usually in front of other people.

   She slapped down her subordinate at the meeting.

2. (transitive) To harshly reject (something).

   The judge slapped down the department's rule rewrites.

名詞

slap down (plural slap downs)

1. Alternative spelling of slapdown