throwdown
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.27 in modern English
19
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
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
Example Sentences
- "The inquiry also found evidence some Australian troops in Afghanistan carried "throwdowns" — such as weapons, radios and grenades not issued by the ADF — which would be planted next to the bodies of Afghan civilians to suggest they were a "legitimate target" in any post-incident investigations."
- "a hip-hop throwdown"
Etymology
Deverbal from throw down. Fight and music senses from earlier idiom throw down the gauntlet (“issue a challenge”).