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Definition of Low-down

1. Adjective. Of the most contemptible kind. "A scurvy trick"

2. Noun. Slang terms for inside information. "Is that the straight dope?"

3. Adjective. (of jazz) having the soulful feeling of early blues.

Definition of Low-down

1. Adjective. (idiomatic slang US) Of no value. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Low-down

low-calorie diet low-carb low-carbon steel low-ceilinged low-cost low-cut low-density(a) low-density(p) low-density lipoprotein low-density lipoprotein receptors

low-density lipoproteins low-doc loan low-doc loans low-dose CT scanning low-down (current term) low-end low-enriched uranium low-fat low-fat diet low-fat milk

low-grade low-grade fever low-grade fevers low-hangers low-hanging fruit low-hanging fruits low-key low-keyed

Literary usage of Low-down

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Dictionary of Slang, Jargon & Cant: Embracing English, American, and Anglo by Albert Barrère, Charles Godfrey Leland (1890)
"low-down (common), out of sorts, out of money, and out of luck; also mean, underhand. That's just the way; a person does a ..."

2. Scientific American Reference Book by Albert Allis Hopkins, Alexander Russell Bond (1904)
"A little east of due south, low down, we find the Archer, Sagittarius: in the ... The Great Bear, Ursa Major, is low down, between northwest and north, ..."

3. The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman: Gentleman by Laurence Sterne (1894)
"In the latter end of Queen Anne's reign, and in the beginning of the reign of King George the First,—coat-pockets were cut very low down in the ' skirt. ..."

4. The Writings of George Washington: Being His Correspondence, Addresses by George Washington (1855)
"... it is certain we should make a stand as low down as we can, so as not to have a retreat cut off in case of necessity, or an opportunity of receiving ..."

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