knock-down

[nok-doun-drag-out]

knock-down-drag-out

[nok-doun-drag-out]
adjective
marked by unrelenting violence: a knock-down-drag-out fight.
Also, knock-down, drag-out; knock-down-and-drag-out.


Origin:
1820–30; adj. use of verb phrases knock down and drag out
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Knock-down is always a great word to know.
So is lollapalooza. Does it mean:
an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance.
a fool or simpleton; ninny.
WordNet
knock-down

adjective
strong enough to knock down or overwhelm; "a knock-down blow" 
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