Lowdown

Quick meaning: Lowdown is a noun meaning inside information, the story or truth.

Meaning

inside information, the story or truth.

More Meanings

1. A lowlife, a despicable person.
2. Unfair; scoundrelly; shameful.
3. seedy, sketchy, disreputable
4. down low; purporting to be heterosexual while engaged in sex with men.
5. Unfairly; dishonourably; in a deceitful or mean manner.

Example Sentences

lowdown tactics

here's the lowdown

to give somebody the lowdown

“I say, that’s playing it a bit low down,” I protested.

Word Forms

• low-down
• low down

Synonyms for lowdown

Depending on context, synonyms include scoop, dirt, dope, poop.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include reality, fact, base, truth, top, story.

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