Throwaway vs Throwdown - What's the difference?
throwaway | throwdown |
Disposable; intended for a single use prior to being discarded.
Extemporaneous; off the cuff.
Selected or used without care or attention. (rfex)
(slang, wrestling) A fall, indicating defeat.
(slang, rare) A weapon planted at a crime scene in order to mislead investigation, especially in situations where deadly force would only have been justified if the victim were armed. Also an untraceable weapon kept in readiness for such use.
(slang, basketball) A slam dunk
(slang) A fight or brawl; or, a challenge or incitement to fight.
(slang, Hip-hop) A performance by a rapper or DJ, intended to be particularly hardcore or intense.
(slang, hardcore punk music) A type of in which a person violently clears a space for himself and appears to be ready to fight those around him, while making violent and erratic movements with his body.
As nouns the difference between throwaway and throwdown
is that throwaway is something temporary or disposable while throwdown is (slang|wrestling) a fall, indicating defeat or throwdown can be (slang) a fight or brawl; or, a challenge or incitement to fight.As an adjective throwaway
is disposable; intended for a single use prior to being discarded.throwaway
English
Adjective
(-)- Water was provided in throwaway plastic bottles, but the more ecologically minded of us refilled our initial bottles from the fountain.
- The host made a throwaway remark about the president that was later repeated on the television news.
Synonyms
* (being intended for a single use) single-use, disposablethrowdown
English
Etymology 1
Literal.Noun
(en noun)Etymology 2
Noun form of verb .Alternative forms
* throw-downNoun
(en noun)- ''a Hip-hop throwdown