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单词 lowdown
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lowdownn.

Brit. /ˈləʊdaʊn/, U.S. /ˈloʊˌdaʊn/
Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: low-down adj.
Etymology: < low-down adj.
colloquial (originally U.S. slang).
The fundamental facts or relevant information about something, (originally) esp. when secret or confidential. Frequently in to give (also get, etc.) the lowdown (on).
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avaymentc1315
learningc1386
information1390
knowledgea1398
witteringa1400
witting1417
advicec1425
hearinga1450
understanding1473
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intellectionc1475
wit1487
instructiona1535
myance1552
fact1566
aviso1589
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tell1823
message1828
renseignement1841
khubber1878
dope1901
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info1907
poop1911
oil1915
score1938
gen1940
intel1961
scam1964
1905 San Francisco Chron. 8 May 11/1 We know that the Pinkerton people are on her trail and that she cannot make a move unless it is possible for us to get the ‘low down’ on her.
1915 San Francisco Call & Post 2 Dec. 12 (caption) Aw, give us the low down on them, Bill.
1924 P. G. Wodehouse Leave it to Psmith ix. 184 Listen, Ed, while I slip you the low-down.
1939 War Illustr. 18 Nov. p. ii/3 I have often smiled in recollecting this bit of ‘low down’ on the exile of Doorn—possibly for the first time here divulged.
1957 N. Micklem Box & Puppets v. 102 I was occasionally able to do him some slight service in return by giving him ‘the low-down’ on theologians about whom he was required to compose orations.
1992 Chicago Jan. 47/2 Get the lowdown on anything from dogsledding to sea kayaking.
2001 Times 30 Nov. ii. 9/2 Spice Magic gives you the lowdown on a huge variety of spices.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

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