body slam

[bod-ee slam]

noun

1. a wrestling or judo throw in which an opponent is lifted and hurled to the mat, landing on the back.

2. a physical assault in which a person is thrown to the ground.

3. any devastating assault or onslaught.

   The voters have delivered a body slam to the advocates of bigotry.

Other Word Forms

• body-slam verb (used with object)

Word History and Origins

Origin of body slam¹

First recorded in 1895–1900