LOW-DOWN

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does low-down mean? 

• LOW-DOWN (noun)
  The noun LOW-DOWN has 1 sense:

1. slang terms for inside information

  Familiarity information: LOW-DOWN used as a noun is very rare.

• LOW-DOWN (adjective)
  The adjective LOW-DOWN has 2 senses:

1. of the most contemptible kind

2. (of jazz) having the soulful feeling of early blues

  Familiarity information: LOW-DOWN used as an adjective is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• LOW-DOWN (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Slang terms for inside information

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Synonyms:

dope; low-down; poop; the skinny

Context example:

is that the straight dope?

Hypernyms ("low-down" is a kind of...):

details; inside information (true confidential information)

• LOW-DOWN (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of the most contemptible kind

Synonyms:

abject; low; low-down; miserable; scummy; scurvy

Context example:

a scurvy trick

Similar:

contemptible (deserving of contempt or scorn)

Sense 2

Meaning:

(of jazz) having the soulful feeling of early blues

Synonyms:

funky; low-down

Similar:

emotional (of more than usual emotion)

Domain category:

jazz (a genre of popular music that originated in New Orleans around 1900 and developed through increasingly complex styles)