Noun: low-down 'low,dawn
Usage: slang
Usage: slang
- Slang term for inside information
"is that the straight low-down?";
- dope [slang], poop [N. Amer, slang], the skinny [N. Amer, slang]
- Of the most contemptible kind
"a low-down sneak";
- abject, low, miserable, scummy, scurvy
- (of jazz) having the soulful feeling of early blues
"The low-down rhythm had everyone moving";
- funky [informal]
Derived forms: low-downs
See also: contemptible, emotional
Type of: inside information