lowdown

[ noun loh-doun; adjective loh-doun ]
/ noun ˈloʊˌdaʊn; adjective ˈloʊˈdaʊn /
Informal.
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noun

the real and unadorned facts; the true, secret, or inside information (usually preceded by the): We gave them the lowdown on the new housing project.

adjective

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

lowboy, lowbred, lowbrow, lowbush blueberry, lowchen, lowdown, lowe, lowe's syndrome, lowe-terrey-maclachlan syndrome, lowell, lowell observatory

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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