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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. slang terms for inside information;
- Example: "is that the straight dope?"
[syn: dope, poop, the skinny, low-down]


ADJECTIVE (2)

1. of the most contemptible kind;
- Example: "abject cowardice"
- Example: "a low stunt to pull"
- Example: "a low-down sneak"
- Example: "his miserable treatment of his family"
- Example: "You miserable skunk!"
- Example: "a scummy rabble"
- Example: "a scurvy trick"
[syn: abject, low, low-down, miserable, scummy, scurvy]

2. (of jazz) having the soulful feeling of early blues;
[syn: funky, low-down]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

lowdown \low"down`\, low-down \low"-down`\n.
   true confidential information.

   Syn: details, dope, poop, inside dope, inside information.
        [WordNet 1.5] lowdown


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

lowdown \low"down`\, low-down \low"-down`\a.
   of the most contemptible kind; contemptible; mean; base;
   vile; -- of people or the actions of people; as, a lowdown
   sneak thief.

   Syn: abject, base, despicable, low, lowdown, miserable, vile.
        [WordNet 1.5 + PJC]

   2. having the soulful feeling of early blues; -- of jazz.

   Syn: funky.
        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

low-down
    adj 1: of the most contemptible kind; "abject cowardice"; "a low
           stunt to pull"; "a low-down sneak"; "his miserable
           treatment of his family"; "You miserable skunk!"; "a
           scummy rabble"; "a scurvy trick" [syn: abject, low,
           low-down, miserable, scummy, scurvy]
    2: (of jazz) having the soulful feeling of early blues [syn:
       funky, low-down]
    n 1: slang terms for inside information; "is that the straight
         dope?" [syn: dope, poop, the skinny, low-down]