Throw_down vs Slay - What's the difference?
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(literal sense) to cause something one is holding to drop, often forcefully.
(slang, idiomatic, transitive) to produce or perform (something) admirably or forcefully.
* 2001 , Dave Thompson, Funk ,
* 2004 , Kylie Adams, Ex-Girlfriends ,
(slang, idiomatic, intransitive) to fight, incite to fight, or approach with the intent to fight; to make a stand.
* 2002 , Lory Janelle Dance, Tough Fronts: The Impact of Street Culture on Schooling ,
* 2004 , William Bowers, "I Think I'm Going to Hell", in Da Capo Best Music Writing 2004 ,
* 2004 , ,
* 2006 , Erick S. Gray, Nasty Girls: An Urban Novel ,
* 2006 , Sherman D. Manning, Blue-Eyed Blonde ,
(slang, idiomatic, intransitive) (by extension) to accomplish or produce something in a grand, respectable, or successful manner; to "represent".
* 1997 , Richard C. Green, Soul: Black Power, Politics, and Pleasure ,
* 1998 , Sheila Copeland, Chocolate Star ,
* 2005 , J. Anthony White, The Class Conscious Crew: S.W.A. ,
(slang, idiomatic, intransitive) to make an individual contribution to a group effort (e.g. money pool, collaborative record album)
(slang, idiomatic, intransitive) to drink a large amount of beer quickly.
To kill, murder.
(literary) To eradicate or stamp out.
(by extension, colloquial) To defeat, overcome.
* 1956', “Giants '''Slay Bears in Pro Title Battle”, in ''Lodi News-Sentinel , 1956 December 31,
* 1985', “Redskins '''slay Giants; Thiesmann shatters leg”, in ''The Gadsden Times , 1985 November 19,
* 1993 , Jack Curry, “
(slang) To delight or overwhelm, especially with laughter.
Throw_down is a related term of slay.
As verbs the difference between throw_down and slay
is that throw_down is (literal sense) to cause something one is holding to drop, often forcefully or throw_down can be (slang|idiomatic|transitive) to produce or perform (something) admirably or forcefully while slay is to kill, murder.throw_down
English
Etymology 1
Literal.Verb
- The soldiers threw down their weapons and surrendered.
Etymology 2
US, popularized 1990s in street culture, from idiom , used in sense “to fight, to incite a fight, to make a stand”. Sense of “accomplish something respectable” evolved from sense “to make a stand, to exhibit, to demonstrate (in a challenging way)” inherent in the fighting sense. Sense of “to make a contribution” likely influenced by sense “to make a stand”, as in “are you in?”, “will you stand up and contribute?”Verb
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- ...this guide tracks the artists and recordings that throw down the funk!
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- “Punch up the rhymes. Throw down some beats. Show off that body. You'll be unstoppable.”
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- Let's you and me 'throw down' right here, right now!
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- When someone near me at a show called the band My Boring Racket, I was ready to throw down , but for the good sense of an accompanying female...
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- Today's young and hip black male who fancies himself a radical, who is ready to throw down for the cause, is not talking about neo-colonialism, about global struggle.
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- She said no words and was the first to throw down . She stepped up to Dee, and pow!
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- The time has come. I'm ready to take action . I wanna kick ass and take names later. I wanna throw down , baby boy and baby girl.
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- Yeah, they could literally throw down . When their sound came out, it was earth-shaking.
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- “You're performing for the who's who of radio and records at the Soul Train Awards tonight and you've got to throw down ”.
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- ...she wouldn't mind marrying a man with some serious bank and able to sho-nuf throw-down in the bedroom!
- ''"We're goin' in on a pizza; you in?" "Yea, I'll throw down ."
- ''"We need to finish these five pitchers in half an hour, so throw down as fast as you can!"
See also
* bring it * throw upAnagrams
* English phrasal verbsslay
English
Verb
- The knight slew the dragon.
- Our foes must all be slain .
- You must slay these thoughts.
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page D1-5.
Yanks’ Bullpen Falls Short Again”, in The New York Times , 1993 April 21:
- The Yankees were actually slayed by two former Yankees because Rich Gossage pitched one scoreless inning in relief of Eckersley to notch his first victory.
- Ha ha! You slay me!
Usage notes
* The alternative past tense and past participle form "slayed" is most strongly associated with the slang sense, "to delight or overwhelm": *: {{quote-book, i2=*::, 1929, Harry Charles Witwer, Yes Man's Landcitation, passage="Cutey, you slayed me !" grins Jackie, working fast. "I guess that's what made the rest of 'em look so bad — you was so good!"}} * In recent use, "slayed" is also often found associated with the other senses as well. However, this is widely considered nonstandard."But slayed cannot be considered established in such use. Whether it eventually becomes established remains to be seen." — '>citation * A review of US usage 2000-2009 in COCA suggests that "slayed" is increasing in popularity, but remains less common than "slew". It is very rare in UK usage (BNC).
