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low-down

adj · noun · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈləʊ.daʊn/
  • US: /ˈloʊ.daʊn/
  • Australia: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -aʊn

1

adj

Meaning 1

Of a person, worthless, contemptibly of no value; despicable.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: slang

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Down, depressed.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

An abject or despicable person.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

adjective satellite

Meaning 4

(of jazz) having the soulful feeling of early blues

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: funky

Antonyms: none provided

5

adjective satellite

Meaning 5

of the most contemptible kind

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • abject cowardice
  • a low stunt to pull
  • a low-down sneak
  • his miserable treatment of his family
  • You miserable skunk!
  • a scummy rabble
  • a scurvy trick

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: abject, low, miserable, scummy, scurvy

Antonyms: none provided

6

noun

Meaning 6

slang terms for inside information

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • is that the straight dope?

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: dope, poop, the skinny

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: details, inside information

History

Etymology

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