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The Gauntlet 

A clandestine drinking contest where a number of participants choose to insert their fist into their rectum before proceeding to hop down a bartop. Anywhere from nine to twenty shots are evenly spaced along the bar. The contestant must drink each shot without spilling liquor or removing the fist. This can continue for subsequent rounds, with the number of shots decreasing, and the space between each shot increasing, until a clear winner has been determined.
Hey, did you hear The Gauntlet will be at Hillbilly Billy's this Friday?
The Gauntlet by Dishpan Sam April 6, 2010

The Gauntlet 

Compared to the other pussy versions of the Gauntlet, this version involves teams of four with two guys and two girls. The Gauntlet is extremely similar to other definitions cept at NU, it involves drinking a fifth of smirnoff, a 30-rack, two j's, a large pizza, and finally finishing an 100-piece puzzle, all in that order.
Students gather in groups of four to compete in a drinking/smoking game known as the Gauntlet.
The Gauntlet by ACC92 January 25, 2012

The Gauntlet Challenge 

The gauntlet challenge is a disturbing challenge where a person watches a series of said ‘worst and more puke inducing videos on the internet’. It can scale from a baby getting run over to animals getting skinned alive. There’s a total of 20 levels with 5 difficulties, beginner, easy, medium, hard, and insane. Many people cannot even get past level 5 and the people who beat it have quote on quote, ‘seen it all’. Simply don’t do this challenge if you don’t wanna get scarred for life and have nightmares-
“Hey guess what I finished the gauntlet challenge mother!”
“Your a fucking disappointment of a child.”

Run the gauntlet

An extreme internet challenge, where you are tasked with watching some of the most horrible videos out there. There are 20 levels and each one gets harder. They include a dog being skinned alive, a baby being run over by a car, and the infamous "three guys one hammer". It is currently unknown why anyone would do this to themselves.
Person 1: Hey man, you should run the gauntlet.
Person 2: no
Run the gauntlet by SKRIBZ July 23, 2016

throw down the gauntlet 

The act or literally throwing down a gauntlet or glove as a challenge to a duel, joust or other form of battle or throw down.
Colonel Sanders was going to throw down the gauntlet when his fried chicken did not win the blue ribbon.

Run the Gauntlet

Variant spelling of "run the gantlet." Spelled either way, it's pronounced gauntlet. A gantlet is a double line of people with clubs, whips, tomahawks, fraternity paddles, or other weapons; the poor bastard being punished runs between the lines and everyone hits him as he goes by. Depending on weapons and circumstances, this has been used as an initiation, a test of courage, a way to decide which prisoner to let go (to take the message back that you are holding hostages), or a way to execute someone without making any one person responsible. Often used to describe what the in-crowd does to a noob before accepting him -- "Making him run the gantlet" is a stronger, more violent expression than "making him pay some dues" or "putting him through all the hoops."
The Indians made old Zeke run the gauntlet and when he made it through with just some cuts and a lump on his head, they let him go.

My first year on the job they made me run the gantlet, but after that I was in.

At Kappa Kappa Kappa they make us pledges run the gauntlet for three months, and then on initiation night they make us run a real gantlet; I got through with my ass only getting about five hits, but my roommate fell down and they flayed his pathetic ass.
Run the Gauntlet by old lang guy January 11, 2008