Definitions for LOWDOWNˈloʊˌdaʊn; -ˈdaʊn
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
low•downˈloʊˌdaʊn; -ˈdaʊn(n.; adj.)
the real and unadorned facts:
Give me the lowdown on the situation.
Category: Informal
(adj.)contemptible; base; mean:
a lowdown trick.
Category: Informal
Category: Informal
Ref: funky2 (def. 1). 2 1
Origin of lowdown:
1540–50
Wiktionary
lowdown(Noun)
The story or truth; the scoop or dirt.
All the reporters hoped to be the first to get the lowdown on the celebrity's marriage plans.
lowdown(Adjective)
Unfair; shameful.
Lowdown tactics
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