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.

by Phrenesicko Decapitate May 25, 2005

The Gauntlet

A drinking game where cards are placed face down in a diamond formation 1-2-3-2-1. Participants turn over the cards at one end, then selecting a card from the next row and so on until they complete the gauntlet. If a player pulls a face card they drink. 1,2,3 & 4 fingers of their drink for pulling a J,Q,K & A respectively. The cards that have been turned over are then replaced with face down cards from the deck and they must start again. The gauntlet is only completed when a player makes a clean run i.e. goes through all rows without picking a face card.

dude Tom Jones just ran the perfect gauntlet' or 'did you hear, Steve Morrell has never completed the gauntlet

by MexicanHalloween March 11, 2011

Infinity Gauntlet

A plot device that is able to reset movie franchises.

*with Infinity gauntlet, thanos snaps finger*

Woman: I think we'll name our son Rian Johns....what?...Where did he go?

George Lucas: The galaxy far far away will be in great hands under the leadership of Kathleen Kenne-

KK: Mr. Lucas, I don't feel so good...

George Lucas: You're all right.

KK: I don’t know what’s happening.. I don’t want to go.. please.. I don’t want to go. (as she fades away)

KK: Mr. Lucas, I’m sorry.

by HanAsSolo June 11, 2018

The Gauntlet

The Gauntlet is a Student Rental House in Mt. Pleasant MI. It is famous for Great College Parties, and is considered the most popular Student House at Central Michigan University

Are there any parties this weekend at CMU?
Yea, I hear the The Gauntlet is having a party.

by Juan E. January 24, 2013

Eckerd-Gauntlet

when students at eckerd college get drunk and need something to do they streak across the buildings which are built VERY closely to one another. making it an easy climb when on the stairs, while other drunken hippies/jocks/rich kids stand around watching

man1: im so drunk dood but im soooo bored!
man2: me to man, hey hey i dare you to run the Eckerd-gauntlet!
man1: oh dood you are so totally on dood!

later on:

man1: oh shit man how do i get down security is coming after me!

man2: youre on your own (runs away)

by kittykatkissin January 17, 2010

Douche Gauntlet

The long pathway you must encounter in certain social setings that is chock full of douchebags who all have some sort of witty comment fueled by either liquid courage or the delight they find in eachother's company.

This is mainly experienced by younger, more attractive girls who have to walk past a crowd that is typically all males dressed very similarly, drinking the trendy drink of the week and being extra single and alone.

Kendra- "The worst part of being a cocktail waitress is having to run the Douche Gauntlet every time I pick up a round of drinks from the well."

Trina- "Oh, I know .. . . . try making your way to the bathroom past all of the ass hats"

by KK Vegas August 2, 2010

Bob Marley Gauntlet

Either by necessity or extreme perseverance, walking through a room controlled by your room mate or counterpart while he or she is blasting, through an extravagant sound system, Bob Marley or similar reggae/cannabis idolizing forms of music.

I was pondering in my room of my hunger and wanted desperately to walk to the kitchen, but in doing so was forced to walk through THE BOB MARLEY GAUNTLET my room mate had established in the living room.

by Hauptmann November 29, 2011