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put-down (n.)

"insult, snub," 1962, from verbal phrase put down "to snub," attested from c. 1400; see put (v.) + down (adv.).

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Definitions of put-down from WordNet

put-down (n.)
a crushing remark;
Synonyms: squelch / squelcher / takedown
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