Meaning of throwdown in the 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 Jan 1 at 22:24
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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 Jan 1 at 22:24
Andrew Leach♦
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asked Jan 1 at 17:16
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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
Jan 1 at 17:41
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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 Jan 1 at 22:24
Andrew Leach♦
79.7k8151256
asked Jan 1 at 17:16
NicholasNicholas
1474
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 Jan 1 at 22:24
Andrew Leach♦
79.7k8151256
asked Jan 1 at 17:16
NicholasNicholas
1474
edited Jan 1 at 22:24
Andrew Leach♦
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asked Jan 1 at 17:16
NicholasNicholas
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edited Jan 1 at 22:24
Andrew Leach♦
79.7k8151256
edited Jan 1 at 22:24
Andrew Leach♦
79.7k8151256
edited Jan 1 at 22:24
Andrew Leach♦
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asked Jan 1 at 17:16
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asked Jan 1 at 17:16
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asked Jan 1 at 17:16
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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
Jan 1 at 17:41
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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
Jan 1 at 17:41
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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
Jan 1 at 17:41
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
Jan 1 at 17:41
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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 Jan 1 at 17:53
RobustoRobusto
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Wow. Where I come from a throwdown is a firework designed to explode on impact.
– Andrew Leach♦
Jan 1 at 22:24
@AndrewLeach: Which would be cool if hamburgers actually exploded. ^_^
– Robusto
Jan 1 at 22:33
That's one spicy hamburger!
– Hot Licks
Jan 1 at 22:45
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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 Jan 1 at 17:53
RobustoRobusto
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Wow. Where I come from a throwdown is a firework designed to explode on impact.
– Andrew Leach♦
Jan 1 at 22:24
@AndrewLeach: Which would be cool if hamburgers actually exploded. ^_^
– Robusto
Jan 1 at 22:33
That's one spicy hamburger!
– Hot Licks
Jan 1 at 22:45
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 Jan 1 at 17:53
RobustoRobusto
128k28303514
Wow. Where I come from a throwdown is a firework designed to explode on impact.
– Andrew Leach♦
Jan 1 at 22:24
@AndrewLeach: Which would be cool if hamburgers actually exploded. ^_^
– Robusto
Jan 1 at 22:33
That's one spicy hamburger!
– Hot Licks
Jan 1 at 22:45
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 Jan 1 at 17:53
RobustoRobusto
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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 Jan 1 at 17:53
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Wow. Where I come from a throwdown is a firework designed to explode on impact.
– Andrew Leach♦
Jan 1 at 22:24
@AndrewLeach: Which would be cool if hamburgers actually exploded. ^_^
– Robusto
Jan 1 at 22:33
That's one spicy hamburger!
– Hot Licks
Jan 1 at 22:45
add a comment |
Wow. Where I come from a throwdown is a firework designed to explode on impact.
– Andrew Leach♦
Jan 1 at 22:24
@AndrewLeach: Which would be cool if hamburgers actually exploded. ^_^
– Robusto
Jan 1 at 22:33
That's one spicy hamburger!
– Hot Licks
Jan 1 at 22:45
Wow. Where I come from a throwdown is a firework designed to explode on impact.
– Andrew Leach♦
Jan 1 at 22:24
Wow. Where I come from a throwdown is a firework designed to explode on impact.
– Andrew Leach♦
Jan 1 at 22:24
@AndrewLeach: Which would be cool if hamburgers actually exploded. ^_^
– Robusto
Jan 1 at 22:33
@AndrewLeach: Which would be cool if hamburgers actually exploded. ^_^
– Robusto
Jan 1 at 22:33
That's one spicy hamburger!
– Hot Licks
Jan 1 at 22:45
That's one spicy hamburger!
– Hot Licks
Jan 1 at 22:45
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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