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low-down

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low-down or low·down   (lō'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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low-down

adjective
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
2. (of jazz) having the soulful feeling of early blues [syn: funky

noun
1. slang terms for inside information; "is that the straight dope?" [syn: dope
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