downernoun
uk/ˈdaʊ.nər/us/ˈdaʊ.nɚ/informaldowner noun (EXPERIENCE)
[ C usually singular ] an event or experience that makes you unhappy:
You lost your job? That's a real downer!
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Difficult situations and unpleasant experiences
- a (heavy) cross to bear idiom
- a cloud on the horizon idiom
- a fate worse than death idiom
- a hard/tough row to hoe idiom
- a narrow squeak idiom
- barrel
- bind
- crunch
- curse
- eventuality
- fate
- feeding frenzy
- going
- have a bumpy ride idiom
- rum
- schtuck
- shtook
- stalemate
- standoff
- vortex
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downer noun (DRUG)
[ C ] a drug that makes you feel calmer
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Specific types of drug
- amyl nitrite
- antiretroviral
- blunt
- cisplatin
- coke
- corticosteroid
- designer drug
- hash
- junk
- marijuana
- methamphetamine
- mickey
- mind-altering
- narcotic
- non-addictive
- pep pill
- popper
- skunkweed
- stimulant
- weed
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