Downalator

Quick meaning: Downalator is a noun meaning (humorous, informal, rare) an escalator going downwards.

Meaning

(humorous, informal, rare) an escalator going downwards.

Example Sentences

To the presidential politics of it: For the first time in months, the president looks like he's on the Uppalator, not the Downalator.

“He’s an enormous star who is on what I call the ‘down-alator’ of his career,” Wilson said. “He’s about to step off the same cliff Eddie Murphy stepped off about 10 years ago. Eddie Murphy has never come back, and Murphy is more talented.”

“Your own true love has set his foot on the first step of the down-alator.” “The what?” “Opposite number of the escalator. The down-alator. It leads to the place where all bad critics go.” […] “I just don't want you on that down-alator, that's all.” “The what?” “Never mind.”

He was right: JCVD — which opens this weekend in New York City, and Nov. 14 in Los Angeles, Chicago, Philadelphia, San Francisco, San Jose and Washington, D.C. — is the best movie Van Damme ever made (granted, not the highest encomium), and a cogent, probing, funny critique on celebrity in its downalator phase.

Word Forms

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• down-alator

Antonyms for downalator

Common opposites include upalator.

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