bodyslam

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bodyslam

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From body + slam.

verb bodyslams · bodyslamming · bodyslammed · body slam · body-slam

To throw an opponent bodily on the floor, e.g. in wrestling or judo, sometimes also throwing one's own body on top of them I had never taken a bodyslam much less a piledriver.
figuratively To deliver a devastating blow against an opponent He is struggling with his swing, and undoubtedly that has bodyslammed his inner psyche.

noun bodyslams · body slam · body-slam

Such a throw
figuratively A devastating blow against an opponent. Just a simple bodyslam of everyone else in the sector. Which is why I am glad I never sold my Cisco. But it is also why I am not buying more.

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@misc{bodyslam_2026,
  title = {bodyslam},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/bodyslam},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}