SUPLEX

Etymology

Noun

suplex (plural suplexes)

(professional wrestling) A wrestling move in which the wrestler picks up his or her opponent off the ground (or mat) and then, using a large portion of his or her own body weight, drives the opponent down on the mat by throwing them over their center of gravity, usually arching their back.

Verb

suplex (third-person singular simple present suplexes, present participle suplexing, simple past and past participle suplexed)

(transitive, professional wrestling) To subject to this manoeuvre.

Anagrams

• plexus

Source: Wiktionary



RESET




Word of the Day

6 June 2025

PUNGENCY

(noun) wit having a sharp and caustic quality; “he commented with typical pungency”; “the bite of satire”


coffee icon

Coffee Trivia

In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.

coffee icon