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Dictionary: low-down or low·down ('doun')
adj.
  1. Despicable; base: a low-down coward.
    1. Gloomy; depressed.
    2. Earthy; funky: a low-down blues; the low-down sound of a clarinet.

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adjective

    Having or proceeding from low moral standards: base2, ignoble, low, mean2, sordid, squalid, vile. See right/wrong.

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: slang terms for inside information
  Synonyms: dope, poop, the skinny


The adjective low-down has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: of the most contemptible kind
  Synonyms: abject, low, miserable, scummy, scurvy

Meaning #2: (of jazz) having the soulful feeling of early blues
  Synonym: funky


Translations: Low-down
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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - tarvelig, beskidt, gemen, nusset, snasket
n. - fortrolige oplysninger

Nederlands (Dutch)
relevante informatie, gemeen, zeer emotioneel (bluesmuziek)

Français (French)
adj. - sale (tour)
n. - tuyau, renseignements

Deutsch (German)
n. - relevante Information
adj. - mies

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - όλα τα στοιχεία, τα καθέκαστα, πληροφορίες από την πηγή
adj. - αναξιοπρεπής, ποταπός

Italiano (Italian)
notizie confidenziali, disonorevole

Português (Portuguese)
n. - dica (f)
adj. - vil

Русский (Russian)
полная информация, бесчестный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - bajo, vil
n. - informe confidencial, datos verídicos

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - tips
adj. - nedrig, gemen, tarvlig, förfallen, eländig

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
身份低卑的, 下等的, 实情, 内幕

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 身份低卑的, 下等的
n. - 實情, 內幕

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 경멸하는, 비열한 , 낮은 , 타락한
n. - 실정 , 비밀정보, 내막

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 卑劣な

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) الحقائق المجردة, واقع الحال مستقى من مصدر ثقه (صفه) وضيع, حقير, دنئ‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮שפל, נבזה, רע‬
n. - ‮העובדות העירומות/הנוגעות בדבר‬


 
 
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