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lowdown
low-down or low·down (lō′doun′)adj.1. Despicable; base: a low-down coward.2. a. Gloomy; depressed.b. Earthy; funky: a low-down blues song.n. Correct information or details: "It's hard not to read this book as a riposte of sorts, although anyone expecting the low-down on the judging process ... will be disappointed" (Tom Shone).low•down (n. ˈloʊˌdaʊn; adj. -ˈdaʊn)
n. 1. the real and unadorned facts: Give me the lowdown on the situation. adj. 2. contemptible; base; mean: a lowdown trick. 3. funky 2 (def. 1). [1540–50] Translationslowdown
get the lowdown (on someone or something)To receive or find out specific or comprehensive details about someone, something, or some situation. See if you can get the lowdown on what the boss is planning to do about the company's falling profits. My sister wants to get the lowdown on Geoffrey before she goes on a date with him. There's been a shakeup in the company's upper management, but we won't know how we're affected until we get the lowdown from the boss.See also: get, lowdown, someonegive (someone) the lowdown (on something)To provide someone with specific or comprehensive details about someone, something, or some situation. Give me the lowdown on what the boss is planning to do about the company's falling profits. I'm waiting for my brother to give me the lowdown on Geoffrey before I go on a date with him. There's been a shakeup in the company's upper management, but we won't know how we're affected until the boss gives us the lowdown.See also: give, lowdownlow-down1. adjective Dishonest or unfair; vile or despicable; contemptible. Always used prenominally. The guy I've been seeing turned out to be a low-down, cheating rat! You're nothing but a low-down coward, you know that? My low-down boss fired me, even though it was his mistake that lost us the client!2. noun The truth, facts, or most pertinent information about something. OK, here's the low-down: I've got a great business opportunity lined up, but I need to borrow a few thousand dollars to get it off the ground. This is Jane—she'll give you the low-down on day-to-day tasks around the office.*lowdown (on someone or something)the full story about someone or something. (*Typically: get ~; have ~; give someone ~.) I need to get the lowdown on John. Is he still an accountant? Sally wants to get the lowdown on the new pension plan. Please tell her all about it.the lowdown onThe whole truth about something, as in We're waiting to hear the lowdown on what happened after we left. This term uses lowdown in the sense of "the basic or fundamental part." [Slang; early 1900s] See also: lowdown, ongive somebody/get the ˈlow-down (on somebody/something) (informal) give somebody/get the important and true facts about somebody/something: Can you give me the low-down on this deal with the Bank of China?See also: get, give, somebodylowdown1. mod. rotten; bad. What a dirty, lowdown thing to do. 2. n. the facts on something; the scuttlebutt about something. What’s the lowdown on that funny statue in the park? ThesaurusSeelow-down |