Bear Down 

The school motto of the University of Arizona. In 1926, after Arizona Wildcats star football quarterback John Salmon was involved in a horrific car accident, he was hospitalized and visited daily by his coach Pop McKale. On October 18, 1926, Salmon spoke his last words to his coach before dying, "Tell the team to bear down." Coach McKale told the Wildcats team as Salmon wished before a big game, and Arizona wound up winning. It became the school's motto shortly afterwards.

The phrase itself basically means to be strong and smart. It has nothing to do with any large carnivorous animal.

Dude 1: "Bear down!"

Dude 2: "Wait, why would Wildcats bear down? Wildcats aren't bears! They stole it from Chicago!"

Dude 1: "Probably because the phrase has absolutely nothing to do with bears in the first place, it means to exert strength and intelligence. And Arizona has been using it since 1926. Chicago didn't start using until nearly twenty years later!"

Dude 2: "Oh........."

Bear Down by 98712342634234 May 11, 2014

bear down 

The fight song sung at Chicago Bears home games by fans everytime they score. Also a term used to acknowledge other Bears fans.

Bear down, Chicago Bears! Make every play clear the way to victory!
Bear down, Chicago Bears! Put up a fight with a might so fearlessly!
We'll never forget the way you thrilled the nation with your T formation.
Bear down, Chicago Bears, and let them know why you're wearing the crown.
You're the pride and joy of Illinois. Chicago Bears, bear down!

Guy1:<walks past another Bear fan> BEAR DOWN!
Guy2: DA BEARSS! <High Five>

bear down by MCK83 May 2, 2008

Bear Down 

A smelly and sweaty penis

Wow I can smell this guys bear down from a mile away.

Bear Down by poopmaster35 March 10, 2016

Bear down

A phrase shared between two homosexual males, usually bears fan, to warn to brace for anal penetration.

"BEAR DOWN and bite the pillow I'm going to Raw." The flaming homosexual bears fan shouted at each other and the bite the pillow and get penetrated.

Bear down by Gayleb williams December 27, 2025

bear down for midterms 

A phrase used during midterms to indicate the need to really "bear down."

It's midterms time, people have to "bear down," study hard, and get to work. It's "bear down for midterms."

bear down for midterms by Professor Professorstein December 17, 2020

Bear Down Challenge 

Originated at the University of Arizona

Very similar to what you all may know as the Great American Challenge. You assemble teams of 4 or 5 and race to complete a 5th of hard alcohol of your teams choice, 30 pack of beer, 8th of marijuana, 2 large pizzas and a 100 piece puzzle.

The best way to do is to record the times in which each team finishes their 30 pack and wait for each team to finish. Then typically the team has their 8th of marijuana rolled into individual blunts for each team member and every member from each team smokes together then, the team that first finished their 30 pack first may begin to eat their pizza while other teams must wait accordingly to the amount of time they finished behind the team that first finished their beer.

The best way to do this is to have a small group of people to judge and keep track of the times in which the alcohol is finished. And it keeps everything in order because oh boy do things get sloppy. Props to those who can finish.

"We did the Bear Down Challenge last night??"

Only if my mother knew the stuff that goes down at college, like the fucking Bear Down Challenge!!

Bear Down Challenge by Papa Chop June 19, 2010

come down my ends you get bear shanked 

this is a complex road man phrase only to be use when you are going on level 30 road man

come down my ends means if you come to my area

and you get bear shanked means if you go their they will stab you

hard man levl 24: you wan'na fight bruv

road man levl 30: come down my ends you get bear shanked

come down my ends you get bear shanked by road man cory October 11, 2018