Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • adjective Despicable; base.
  • adjective Gloomy; depressed.
  • adjective Earthy; funky.
  • noun Correct information or details.

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  • adjective idiomatic, slang, US Of no value.

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Examples

  • That he should have figured out that the woman he loved was a low-down, lying skunk?

    Judge deveraux The Scent of Jasmine 2011

  • Looking at the low-down clouds, I wonder why it is that Schrödinger's work is one of the few pieces of modern Quantum physics that artists have latched onto.

    Shrödinger’s Inception Marc Horne 2011

  • Whitechapel Gallery, E1, Wed to 16 SepSkye SherwinVenues throughout Birmingham and the Black Country stage a massive high cultural recognition of an art form that, initially emerging from the area, surely lays claim to being the most unashamedly low-down cultural phenomenon of all time: heavy metal.

    This week's new exhibitions 2011

  • Mr. Erdogan has called the main opposition leader, Kemal Kilicdaroglu "a walking lie machine," as well as "shameless, immoral and low-down."

    Call the Prime Minister a Turkey, Get Sued Marc Champion 2011

  • The Sestak Affair shows his true core – a low-down dirty crook.

    Does the White House WANT us to keep talking about Sestak? | RedState 2010

  • SF Scope has the low-down on genre-related productions that have been honored.

    Emmy Nominees sfawardswatch 2009

  • When I finally got the low-down about what the richest nation in the world offered for the holiday season from a diplomat of another country, I learned that the food and drink consisted of some chips, cheese bits, and soft drinks.

    W. Hunter Roberts: Notes of an Ex-Pat 1: View From the Bridge W. Hunter Roberts 2011

  • Shame on this country, shame on the white MINORITY to play such dirty, low-down tricks on a President who won the MAJORITY of this countries votes!!!

    CNN Poll: Double-digit post-speech jump for Obama plan 2009

  • When I finally got the low-down about what the richest nation in the world offered for the holiday season from a diplomat of another country, I learned that the food and drink consisted of some chips, cheese bits, and soft drinks.

    W. Hunter Roberts: Notes of an Ex-Pat 1: View From the Bridge W. Hunter Roberts 2011

  • But just in case it isn't, we got the low-down on the film from the NYC comedy troupe called Derrick that's responsible for this (hilarious) madness.

    Sundance Photo Booth: The Cast Of ‘Mystery Team’ » MTV Movies Blog 2009

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  • Hm. The American Heritage Dictionary doesn't seem to like clarinets: "3. Earthy; funky: a low-down blues; the low-down sound of a clarinet."

    April 4, 2011