Meaning of throwdown in the context
Saw this on Instagram.
We've invited Google to WeWork Fulton Market for a hamburger
throwdown. We're pretty confident.
What does throwdown mean here?
meaning meaning-in-context
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Saw this on Instagram.
We've invited Google to WeWork Fulton Market for a hamburger
throwdown. We're pretty confident.
What does throwdown mean here?
meaning meaning-in-context
edited 1 hour ago
Andrew Leach♦
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asked 6 hours ago
Nicholas
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Thread: Rules for a Throwdown claims the usage was Popularized by the Food Network television program "Throwdown! with Bobby Flay". I assume it's similar to "Bakeoff, Cookoff" (junk TV "competitive" cooking), but that should be enough to point you in the right direction.
– FumbleFingers
5 hours ago
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Saw this on Instagram.
We've invited Google to WeWork Fulton Market for a hamburger
throwdown. We're pretty confident.
What does throwdown mean here?
meaning meaning-in-context
edited 1 hour ago
Andrew Leach♦
79.5k8150256
asked 6 hours ago
Nicholas
1454
Saw this on Instagram.
We've invited Google to WeWork Fulton Market for a hamburger
throwdown. We're pretty confident.
What does throwdown mean here?
meaning meaning-in-context
meaning meaning-in-context
edited 1 hour ago
Andrew Leach♦
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asked 6 hours ago
Nicholas
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edited 1 hour ago
Andrew Leach♦
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Andrew Leach♦
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Thread: Rules for a Throwdown claims the usage was Popularized by the Food Network television program "Throwdown! with Bobby Flay". I assume it's similar to "Bakeoff, Cookoff" (junk TV "competitive" cooking), but that should be enough to point you in the right direction.
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Thread: Rules for a Throwdown claims the usage was Popularized by the Food Network television program "Throwdown! with Bobby Flay". I assume it's similar to "Bakeoff, Cookoff" (junk TV "competitive" cooking), but that should be enough to point you in the right direction.
– FumbleFingers
5 hours ago
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Thread: Rules for a Throwdown claims the usage was Popularized by the Food Network television program "Throwdown! with Bobby Flay". I assume it's similar to "Bakeoff, Cookoff" (junk TV "competitive" cooking), but that should be enough to point you in the right direction.
– FumbleFingers
5 hours ago
Thread: Rules for a Throwdown claims the usage was Popularized by the Food Network television program "Throwdown! with Bobby Flay". I assume it's similar to "Bakeoff, Cookoff" (junk TV "competitive" cooking), but that should be enough to point you in the right direction.
– FumbleFingers
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"Throwdown" is the nominal version of "throw down" as in "throw down the gauntlet" meaning to challenge someone to a fight or contest, originally of arms.
Here is an excerpt from an article by Elizabeth Harrison on the History Channel website.
Today the phrase “throw down the gauntlet” means to challenge or confront someone, but in its earliest use it wasn’t meant as a metaphor, but was a physical action intended to issue a formal challenge to a duel. The word itself comes from the French word “gantelet,” and referred to the heavy, armored gloves worn by medieval knights. In an age when chivalry and personal honor were paramount, throwing a gauntlet at the feet of an enemy or opponent was considered a grave insult that could only be answered with personal combat, and the offended party was expected to “take up the gauntlet” to acknowledge and accept the challenge.
So throwdown means a confrontation or challenge of some sort. A "hamburger throwdown" would be a contest to see who could make the best hamburgers (cf. other food challenges, e.g., a "chili cook-off" etc.)
answered 5 hours ago
Robusto
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Wow. Where I come from a throwdown is a firework designed to explode on impact.
– Andrew Leach♦
1 hour ago
@AndrewLeach: Which would be cool if hamburgers actually exploded. ^_^
– Robusto
1 hour ago
That's one spicy hamburger!
– Hot Licks
51 mins ago
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"Throwdown" is the nominal version of "throw down" as in "throw down the gauntlet" meaning to challenge someone to a fight or contest, originally of arms.
Here is an excerpt from an article by Elizabeth Harrison on the History Channel website.
Today the phrase “throw down the gauntlet” means to challenge or confront someone, but in its earliest use it wasn’t meant as a metaphor, but was a physical action intended to issue a formal challenge to a duel. The word itself comes from the French word “gantelet,” and referred to the heavy, armored gloves worn by medieval knights. In an age when chivalry and personal honor were paramount, throwing a gauntlet at the feet of an enemy or opponent was considered a grave insult that could only be answered with personal combat, and the offended party was expected to “take up the gauntlet” to acknowledge and accept the challenge.
So throwdown means a confrontation or challenge of some sort. A "hamburger throwdown" would be a contest to see who could make the best hamburgers (cf. other food challenges, e.g., a "chili cook-off" etc.)
answered 5 hours ago
Robusto
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Wow. Where I come from a throwdown is a firework designed to explode on impact.
– Andrew Leach♦
1 hour ago
@AndrewLeach: Which would be cool if hamburgers actually exploded. ^_^
– Robusto
1 hour ago
That's one spicy hamburger!
– Hot Licks
51 mins ago
add a comment |
"Throwdown" is the nominal version of "throw down" as in "throw down the gauntlet" meaning to challenge someone to a fight or contest, originally of arms.
Here is an excerpt from an article by Elizabeth Harrison on the History Channel website.
Today the phrase “throw down the gauntlet” means to challenge or confront someone, but in its earliest use it wasn’t meant as a metaphor, but was a physical action intended to issue a formal challenge to a duel. The word itself comes from the French word “gantelet,” and referred to the heavy, armored gloves worn by medieval knights. In an age when chivalry and personal honor were paramount, throwing a gauntlet at the feet of an enemy or opponent was considered a grave insult that could only be answered with personal combat, and the offended party was expected to “take up the gauntlet” to acknowledge and accept the challenge.
So throwdown means a confrontation or challenge of some sort. A "hamburger throwdown" would be a contest to see who could make the best hamburgers (cf. other food challenges, e.g., a "chili cook-off" etc.)
answered 5 hours ago
Robusto
128k28303514
Wow. Where I come from a throwdown is a firework designed to explode on impact.
– Andrew Leach♦
1 hour ago
@AndrewLeach: Which would be cool if hamburgers actually exploded. ^_^
– Robusto
1 hour ago
That's one spicy hamburger!
– Hot Licks
51 mins ago
add a comment |
"Throwdown" is the nominal version of "throw down" as in "throw down the gauntlet" meaning to challenge someone to a fight or contest, originally of arms.
Here is an excerpt from an article by Elizabeth Harrison on the History Channel website.
Today the phrase “throw down the gauntlet” means to challenge or confront someone, but in its earliest use it wasn’t meant as a metaphor, but was a physical action intended to issue a formal challenge to a duel. The word itself comes from the French word “gantelet,” and referred to the heavy, armored gloves worn by medieval knights. In an age when chivalry and personal honor were paramount, throwing a gauntlet at the feet of an enemy or opponent was considered a grave insult that could only be answered with personal combat, and the offended party was expected to “take up the gauntlet” to acknowledge and accept the challenge.
So throwdown means a confrontation or challenge of some sort. A "hamburger throwdown" would be a contest to see who could make the best hamburgers (cf. other food challenges, e.g., a "chili cook-off" etc.)
answered 5 hours ago
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"Throwdown" is the nominal version of "throw down" as in "throw down the gauntlet" meaning to challenge someone to a fight or contest, originally of arms.
Here is an excerpt from an article by Elizabeth Harrison on the History Channel website.
Today the phrase “throw down the gauntlet” means to challenge or confront someone, but in its earliest use it wasn’t meant as a metaphor, but was a physical action intended to issue a formal challenge to a duel. The word itself comes from the French word “gantelet,” and referred to the heavy, armored gloves worn by medieval knights. In an age when chivalry and personal honor were paramount, throwing a gauntlet at the feet of an enemy or opponent was considered a grave insult that could only be answered with personal combat, and the offended party was expected to “take up the gauntlet” to acknowledge and accept the challenge.
So throwdown means a confrontation or challenge of some sort. A "hamburger throwdown" would be a contest to see who could make the best hamburgers (cf. other food challenges, e.g., a "chili cook-off" etc.)
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Wow. Where I come from a throwdown is a firework designed to explode on impact.
– Andrew Leach♦
1 hour ago
@AndrewLeach: Which would be cool if hamburgers actually exploded. ^_^
– Robusto
1 hour ago
That's one spicy hamburger!
– Hot Licks
51 mins ago
add a comment |
Wow. Where I come from a throwdown is a firework designed to explode on impact.
– Andrew Leach♦
1 hour ago
@AndrewLeach: Which would be cool if hamburgers actually exploded. ^_^
– Robusto
1 hour ago
That's one spicy hamburger!
– Hot Licks
51 mins ago
Wow. Where I come from a throwdown is a firework designed to explode on impact.
– Andrew Leach♦
1 hour ago
Wow. Where I come from a throwdown is a firework designed to explode on impact.
– Andrew Leach♦
1 hour ago
@AndrewLeach: Which would be cool if hamburgers actually exploded. ^_^
– Robusto
1 hour ago
@AndrewLeach: Which would be cool if hamburgers actually exploded. ^_^
– Robusto
1 hour ago
That's one spicy hamburger!
– Hot Licks
51 mins ago
That's one spicy hamburger!
– Hot Licks
51 mins ago
add a comment |
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Thread: Rules for a Throwdown claims the usage was Popularized by the Food Network television program "Throwdown! with Bobby Flay". I assume it's similar to "Bakeoff, Cookoff" (junk TV "competitive" cooking), but that should be enough to point you in the right direction.
– FumbleFingers
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