lowdown
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- noun
- /ˈloʊˌdaʊn/
- Slang
:
jugada sucia
- Gambelli, you know these dirty, lowdown, lying cops.
- lowdown and dirty
- give us the lowdown
- lowdown, dirty dog
Examples
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It's a lowdown trick to take advantage of someone's trust.
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She was shocked to discover the lowdown scheme that had been planned against her.
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And I think it was a real lowdown, dirty thing for him to do.
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Of all the dirty, rotten, lowdown tricks.
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It is all so lowdown, and I am so, so sorry that it touched you in such a scummy way.
Blog text (20) -
That lowdown cheat...
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"That's a lowdown dirty shame," Henderson said.
Fiction book (2002) -
- You lowdown, good-for-nothing...
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That lowdown, dirty, good-for-nothin'...
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They've joined forces with the lowdown-good-for-nothing Klan, and the IQ of both groups has dropped because of it.
Blog text (21)
Synonyms
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Secret dishonest actions that harm or make someone look bad, often in politics and business
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A remark or action that unfairly hurts someone's feelings
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A way of acting that is dishonest or unfair
How Dishonorable
- Slang
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Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Lowdown as a noun for a 'mean' or 'dishonest' action comes from the same idea of low ('base' or 'mean') plus down ('under' or 'sneaky'). Think of a 'low blow' — something unfair and below the rules — and you will remember a lowdown is a sneaky, harmful trick.