lowdown

[n. loh-doun; adj. loh-doun] Origin

low·down

[n. loh-doun; adj. loh-doun] Informal.
noun
1.
the real and unadorned facts; the true, secret, or inside information (usually preceded by the): We gave them the lowdown on the new housing project.
adjective
2.
contemptible; base; mean: a lowdown trick.
3.
low, especially socially or morally; degraded.

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Lowdown is always a great word to know.
So is bezoar. Does it mean:
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
a fool or simpleton; ninny.

Origin:
1540–50; low1 + down1
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lowdown
also low down, low-down, "vulgar," 1888, from low (adj.) + down (adv.).
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lowdown definition


  1. mod.
    rotten; bad. : What a dirty, lowdown thing to do.
  2. n.
    the facts on something; the scuttlebuttabout something. : What's the lowdown on that funny statue in the park?
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
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