"lay the smack down" meaning in English

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Verb

Audio: En-au-lay the smack down.ogg [Australia] Forms: lays the smack down [present, singular, third-person], laying the smack down [participle, present], laid the smack down [participle, past], laid the smack down [past]
Etymology: A catchphrase of wrestler "The Rock" (Dwayne Johnson); see also smackdown. Etymology templates: {{m|en|smackdown}} smackdown Head templates: {{en-verb|lay<,,laid> the smack down}} lay the smack down (third-person singular simple present lays the smack down, present participle laying the smack down, simple past and past participle laid the smack down)
  1. (slang) To start a fight (sometimes with on). Tags: slang Categories (topical): Violence Related terms: smack down

Inflected forms

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