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LOW-DOWN
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Slang terms for inside information
Example:
is that the straight dope?
Synonyms:
dope; low-down; poop; the skinny
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("low-down" is a kind of...):
details; inside information (true confidential information)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
(of jazz) having the soulful feeling of early blues
Synonyms:
funky; low-down
Classified under:
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)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Of the most contemptible kind
Example:
a scurvy trick
Synonyms:
abject; low; low-down; miserable; scummy; scurvy
Classified under:
Similar:
contemptible (deserving of contempt or scorn)
