lowdown

[ noun loh-doun; adjective loh-doun ]

/ noun ˈloʊˌdaʊn; adjective ˈloʊˈdaʊn /

Informal.

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noun

Usually the lowdown . the real and unadorned facts; the true, secret, or inside information: We gave them the lowdown on the new housing project.

adjective Also low-down .

contemptible; base; mean: a lowdown trick.

low, especially socially or morally; degraded.

Origin of lowdown

First recorded in 1540–50; low¹ + down¹

Words nearby lowdown

Low Countries, low country, low-density, low-density lipoprotein, low-density polyethylene, lowdown, lowe, Lowell, Lowell Observatory, low-end, lower

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Example sentences from the Web for lowdown

Lowdown Mr. Lee trained the elephants to shoot mud and water from their trunks whenever threatened.
How Palin Will Change the GOP|Stanley Crouch|October 14, 2008|DAILY BEAST
En you ain't got no mo' feelin' den to come en tell me, dat fetched sich a po' lowdown ornery rabbit into de worl'!
The Tragedy of Pudd'nhead Wilson|Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)
He could be lowdown and vulgar enough to ask right out if he wished.
At Good Old Siwash|George Fitch
He treated me mighty sorry—it was lowdown and mean all the way through, the way he done me—but I didn't mean him no real harm.
The Escape of Mr. Trimm|Irvin S. Cobb

You can't give up a lowdown trade That your ancestors began; A butcher butchers things, and yet He's the tenderest-hearted man.
Translations of Shakuntala and Other Works|Kalidasa
One is lowdown and contemptible and nasty, and the other is expedient.
At Good Old Siwash|George Fitch

British Dictionary definitions for lowdown

low-down

/ informal /

adjective

mean, underhand, or despicable

noun lowdown

information, esp secret or true information

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单词	lowdown
释义	lowdown [ noun loh-doun; adjective loh-doun ] / noun ˈloʊˌdaʊn; adjective ˈloʊˈdaʊn / Informal. SEE SYNONYMS FOR lowdown ON THESAURUS.COM noun Usually the lowdown . the real and unadorned facts; the true, secret, or inside information: We gave them the lowdown on the new housing project. adjective Also low-down . contemptible; base; mean: a lowdown trick. low, especially socially or morally; degraded. Origin of lowdown First recorded in 1540–50; low¹ + down¹ Words nearby lowdown Low Countries, low country, low-density, low-density lipoprotein, low-density polyethylene, lowdown, lowe, Lowell, Lowell Observatory, low-end, lower Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for lowdown Lowdown Mr. Lee trained the elephants to shoot mud and water from their trunks whenever threatened. How Palin Will Change the GOP\|Stanley Crouch\|October 14, 2008\|DAILY BEAST En you ain't got no mo' feelin' den to come en tell me, dat fetched sich a po' lowdown ornery rabbit into de worl'! The Tragedy of Pudd'nhead Wilson\|Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens) He could be lowdown and vulgar enough to ask right out if he wished. At Good Old Siwash\|George Fitch He treated me mighty sorry—it was lowdown and mean all the way through, the way he done me—but I didn't mean him no real harm. The Escape of Mr. Trimm\|Irvin S. Cobb You can't give up a lowdown trade That your ancestors began; A butcher butchers things, and yet He's the tenderest-hearted man. Translations of Shakuntala and Other Works\|Kalidasa One is lowdown and contemptible and nasty, and the other is expedient. At Good Old Siwash\|George Fitch British Dictionary definitions for lowdown low-down / informal / adjective mean, underhand, or despicable noun lowdown information, esp secret or true information Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to lowdown salacious, pornographic, vulgar, indecent, prurient, lewd, down, bad, sensational, startling, vivid, macabre, gory, obscene, racy, exaggerated, violent, grisly, ghastly, revolting
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