adverb
General Slang
downtown
DOWN-town · adverb · informal
From well beyond the three-point line
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Definitions
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A shot taken from far beyond the three-point arc; long-range territory.
“He pulled up from downtown and buried it.”
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downtown In A Sentence
He pulled up from downtown and buried it.
Origin & Usage
Broadcast slang popularized in the 1980s for long bombs.
Variants
from downtown
People Also Ask
What does downtown mean in basketball?
It refers to shooting from well beyond the three-point line, deep in long-range territory.
Where does the basketball term downtown come from?
It's broadcast slang popularized in the 1980s to describe long-distance bombs from far outside.
How do announcers use downtown?
They'll say a shooter pulled up 'from downtown' when he launches and makes a deep three-pointer.
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