comedown
- noun
- /ˈkoʊmˌdaʊn/
- NSFW
- About the intoxication of high times and the depression that accompanies the comedown.
Examples
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Sits on top of me every Monday when I'm on a comedown.
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Oh, it sounds like clubber's comedown chorus to me, sweetheart.
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This is the comedown from the Molly.
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This is just your usual post-haunt comedown, yeah?
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Hey, when a comedown outweighs the good times, you know the party's over, man.
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I'm supposed to see my mum tomorrow, but I'm droppin' tonight, so there's no way I can deal with her on a comedown.
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I was able to make it through the comedown, but there were points when I was feeling very groggy, especially in the nose. It had some sort of stuffy pressure that can gloss up the eyes after a heavy session.
Blog text (3) -
All Day in Bed: When flower vases start knocking themselves over and the precious-stones high begins to lose its shine, Rihanna takes to bed; this seems to be her preferred place to brace for the comedown.
Blog text (29) -
After the concert ended, the crowd experienced a comedown as they realized the excitement was over.
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He felt a deep comedown the following day after the party had ended, filled with exhaustion and sadness.
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Morphology
Etymology
Comedown comes from the phrase come + down, meaning 'to move from a high to a low', so picture coming down from a high moment or place and feeling low — a comedown is the low mood or loss of energy after excitement or drug use.