curbstompとは 意味・読み方・使い方

別の表記

• curbstomp, curb-stomp
• kerb stomp (British spelling)

動詞

curb stomp (third-person singular simple present curb stomps, present participle curb stomping, simple past and past participle curb stomped) (American spelling)

1. To stomp on someone's head, forcing it into a street curb (often while they are positioned with their teeth biting the curb).
   • 2004, James A. Moore, Possessions, Dorchester Publishing Company Incorporated, →ISBN:

     The thought that he might actually get bigger was enough to make most people gape in amazement. If even half the stories he'd heard were true (according to Jerry and a kid they both knew named Tom Murphy, Darby had once curb-stomped a grown man's face for threatening to call the police on him ...

   • 2005, Narrative Inquiry: NI.:

     And fucking, I curb stomped his head and broke his jaw and stuff. And then if they wouldn't of pulled me back I probably would have killed him heh? And just like-they were holding me heh? And it was like "Fuck you."

   • 2008, Joel Krupa, Hold On, Joel Krupa, →ISBN, page 59:

     He could have kicked my ass and curb stomped me by now but simply just took my seat. I hoped for something of a music player, where I could escape from these four guys.

2. (figurative) To defeat an opponent overwhelmingly or effortlessly.

名詞

curb stomp (plural curb stomps) (American spelling)

1. An act of curb stomping.
   • 2010, Gary Phillips, Orange County Noir, Akashic Books, →ISBN, page 267:

     Nothing surprises me—guys with guns, screeching women, unleashed dogs. It's why I carry pepper spray in a little holster on my belt. But this, this was the worst of it. I'd just delivered a final curb stomp to somebody who'd once meant a lot ...

2. An extremely one-sided victory.
   • 2018 October 3, Drachinifel, 19:12 from the start, in Ship vs Ship - Who Would Win - Episode 001‎, archived from the original on 29 August 2022:

     Now, Bismarck and Tirpitz versus Alabama and South Dakota is not quite the same level of curbstomp as the previous battle, mainly due to the fact that, well, the second pair is gonna last - that battle's gonna last more than five minutes; however, it's still a case of, well, the South Dakota class is measurably superior to the Bismarck class in terms of total firepower, as we discussed previously.

名詞

curb-stomp (plural curb-stomps)

1. Alternative form of curb stomp.