put·down or put-down (ptdoun)
n. Slang
► A dismissal or rejection, especially in the form of a critical or slighting remark: “Such answers were, perhaps still are, a... form of put-down to the questions of white people” (Lillian Hellman).
► A typically good-natured parody, especially in theater: “The comedy fodder ranged from putdowns of British Royalty to... Sophie Tuckerisms” (Variety).

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putdown
n. An insult,
It was a nasty putdown when John called his sister a fat cow.

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