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LOW-DOWN
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Dictionary entry overview: What does low-down mean?
• LOW-DOWN (noun)
The noun LOW-DOWN has 1 sense:
1. slang terms for inside information
Familiarity information: LOW-DOWN used as a noun is very rare.
• LOW-DOWN (adjective)
The adjective LOW-DOWN has 2 senses:
1. of the most contemptible kind
2. (of jazz) having the soulful feeling of early blues
Familiarity information: LOW-DOWN used as an adjective is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Slang terms for inside information
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
dope; low-down; poop; the skinny
Context example:
is that the straight dope?
Hypernyms ("low-down" is a kind of...):
details; inside information (true confidential information)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Of the most contemptible kind
Synonyms:
abject; low; low-down; miserable; scummy; scurvy
Context example:
a scurvy trick
Similar:
contemptible (deserving of contempt or scorn)
Sense 2
Meaning:
(of jazz) having the soulful feeling of early blues
Synonyms:
funky; low-down
Similar:
emotional (of more than usual emotion)
Domain category:
jazz (a genre of popular music that originated in New Orleans around 1900 and developed through increasingly complex styles)
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