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prep.phr. 1 (context boxing English) Of a punch, landing illegally, below the opponent's waist. 2 (context by extension idiomatic English) unfair; dirty; not according to the generally accepted rules.
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Mainly used in combat sports such as boxing and kickboxing, below the belt refers to all the area of the body that lies below the line of the opponent's navel, including the genital area, legs, and crotch. In these sports, as in many others, punches must not be struck below the opponent's navel, as it is deemed unfair and contrary to sportsmanship.
The expression is also used figuratively in to describe anything which is considered abusive, excessively hurtful, or plainly unfair.
Below the belt is a term in combat sports.
Below the Belt may also refer to:
- Below the Belt (Boxer album)
- Below the Belt (Danko Jones album)
- Below the Belt (Pigface album)
- Below the Belt (TKO album), a 1986 album by TKO
- Below the Belt, an a 1980 film directed by Robert Fowler
- Below the Belt (1999 film), a lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender-related film
- Below the Belt (musical), a 1966 stage musical featuring Madeline Kahn
- Below the Belt, a music DVD by Hellyeah
Below The Belt is a remix album released by Pigface in 1998. The album is a companion piece to the A New High in Low LP and features remixes by artists such as Tranquility Bass, Justin Broadrick, Mick Harris, Scanner (musical group), Sheep on Drugs and Hanzel und Gretyl.
Below the Belt was the debut album by Boxer, released on the Virgin label in January 1976. The album attracted less attention for its music than for its cover art. Photographed by Alex Henderson with graphics by Richard Evans, the cover featured model Stephanie Marrian spreadeagled and naked but for a pair of shoes, with a man's arm reaching up between her legs and his boxing-gloved hand hiding her genitalia. The back cover at first showed Stephanie in complete full-frontal nudity, but later pressings covered her up with the band's belt-styled logo. The cover was completely re-designed for the US market using the band photo from the inside of the UK gatefold cover. The lineup on this album is a live show quartet with keyboardist Chris Stainton brought in during the recording sessions.
Below The Belt is the fifth studio album by Canadian hard rock band Danko Jones. It was released on May 11, 2010 in Canada and May 18 in the US.
Usage examples of "below the belt".
It's damn near as long and hard a death as a frigging stab below the belt.
The worn spot was easy to locate, right below the belt clip, the leather stretched but not parted.
I was actually getting a reputation as a man who was either devoted to duty, or was devoted to some off-scene girlfriend, or was gay, or who had a low libido, or who perhaps had been hit below the belt by one of those bullets.
It was a very foul blow, about four inches below the belt buckle, I'd say, and it left him on his knees.
Again the mucker struck his victim--quick choppy hooks that rocked Mallory's head from side to side, and again the brutal blow below the belt.
The tipjust as sharp as it had lookedwhispered against the front of Kellen's tunic, barely touching it, below the belt line.