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humiliation

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Synonyms for put-down

a crushing remark

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Merging music, poetry and put-downs, one rapper is given less than a minute to launch a tirade of verbal insults designed to wither his opponent who then gets the same time to come back.
We have all had that depressing experience of thinking of a sharp-tongued put-down - two days too late - but the beauty of biting back at the right time and in the right tone can keep us happy for weeks.
The master of the witty put-down was Winston Churchill, whose catalogue of catty comments was far richer than his famous retort to a woman who condemned him for being drunk.
Yo! Time to rap up the patois of parliamentary barbs and insults
PUT-DOWN: "I don't think so, boys, there are enough t**s on display here already."
PUT-DOWN: "Only to a man like you who doesn't measure up."
PUT-DOWN: (Indicate his trouser area) "No, but I bet you get a fair few of those."
BRA-VO RONNIE; TV funnygirl fronts book of put-downs for boob jibes
"She has always let people think she is the brains behind the put-downs. In fact she has an army of mostly comedy writers."
A BBC spokesman added: "The put-downs are a team effort."
TV BIG-HEAD ANNE DROPS WRITE IN IT; Weakest Link jibes scripted
She parried with an apology, fed to her by a friend, saying she certainly didn't mean offense by calling Ferraro a "witch." The book reveals Barbara to be a master of the sly put-down, sometimes covered up with an excess of superlatives about whomever she is simultaneously slicing and dicing.
Barbara Bush: A Memoir
Frequently put-downs are defensive maneuvers intended to distract a supervisor from an undesirable duty.
Here are some put-downs that may sound disturbingly familiar to you:
Putting down employees: a sure way to lower morale
PUT-DOWN: Yes, but I wouldn't go to a bed with you then, either.
PUT-DOWN: You can't have, my name's not Durex Extra Small.
Are you wearing Star Wars undies? 'Cos your bum's out of this world...; GUIDE FOR VALENTINE'S DAY
To watch how this works, it's useful to divide Spy put-downs into three categories.
Typically, the put-downs aren't criticisms accompanied by explanation; that would make them judgments.
Spy anxiety; the smart magazine that makes smart people nervous about their status
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