put-down

put·down or put-down  (ptdoun)

n. Slang

1. 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.

2. 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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put-down - a crushing remark squelch, squelcher, takedown derision - contemptuous laughter colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech