by Creativeword December 16, 2022

by Cunninglinguist1273 March 29, 2017

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by Qarti January 5, 2023

Word : Down
Definition
A slang term used when a phone or device becomes completely unusable due to software failure, bootloop, or flashing gone wrong — replacing the old term "bricked."**
Definition
A slang term used when a phone or device becomes completely unusable due to software failure, bootloop, or flashing gone wrong — replacing the old term "bricked."**
* “I flashed the wrong ROM and now my phone’s totally *down*.”
* “Don’t mesandroid, phone, root, rom, custom rom, tech, flash, bootloop, brick, soft brick, hard brick, smartphone, hacker slang
s with the bootloader unless you’re ready to bring it *down*.”
* “After that custom kernel, my Pixel went *down* hard won’t even turn on.”
* “Don’t mesandroid, phone, root, rom, custom rom, tech, flash, bootloop, brick, soft brick, hard brick, smartphone, hacker slang
s with the bootloader unless you’re ready to bring it *down*.”
* “After that custom kernel, my Pixel went *down* hard won’t even turn on.”
by Scrept August 5, 2025

Comes from throwing down the gauntlet, which was a medieval practice in which knights challenging each other would happen. A common saying among the people of the streets these days would be shortened to throw down
Guy A "d'ya think there will be a terror attack today C? I'm scared?"
Guy C " rules are rules A, if there is a showdown we must throw down"
Guy C " rules are rules A, if there is a showdown we must throw down"
by Manly Man named Man li September 15, 2017
