单词 | lowdown |
释义 | lowdownn. 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). ΘΚΠ society > communication > information > [noun] kithc900 avaymentc1315 learningc1386 information1390 knowledgea1398 witteringa1400 witting1417 advicec1425 hearinga1450 understanding1473 intelligence?a1475 intellectionc1475 wit1487 instructiona1535 myance1552 fact1566 aviso1589 facts and figures1727 tell1823 message1828 renseignement1841 khubber1878 dope1901 lowdown1905 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). > see alsoalso refers to : low-downadv.adj. < n.1905 see also |
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