lowdown
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lowdown
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Compound adjective of low + down in the sense of "humble" recorded in the 1540s, in the sense of "vulgar, far down the social scale" in 1888. Recorded as a noun in 1915 in the slang sense of secret or inside information.
noun low-down · low down
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inside information, the story or truth.
All the reporters hoped to be the first to get the lowdown on the celebrity's marriage plans.
Similar: scoop, dirt, dope, straight dope, poop
- A lowlife, a despicable person.
adjective more lowdown · most lowdown · low-down · low down
- Unfair; scoundrelly; shameful. lowdown tactics
- seedy, sketchy, disreputable So there I was, in the front row of course (it was my reportorial duty), with a bunch of gay men and straight women. And we're all involved in a lowdown — but eminently "Safe" — celebration of the erotic possibilities of the male body.
- down low; purporting to be heterosexual while engaged in sex with men.
adverb more lowdown · most lowdown · low-down · low down
- Unfairly; dishonourably; in a deceitful or mean manner. “I say, that’s playing it a bit low down,” I protested.
Translations
Talk about this word "lowdown." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/lowdown. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. lowdown. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/lowdown "lowdown." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/lowdown.Cite this
@misc{lowdown_2026,
title = {lowdown},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/lowdown},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
