lowdown

ˈloʊˌdaʊn

Definition of lowdown - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

information

detailed information about a situation or subject

She gave me the lowdown on the new project.

inside story

scoop

Adjective

detailed

providing the full details

She gave me the lowdown story about what happened at the party.

comprehensive

detailed

thorough

ethics

unfair or shameful in behavior or action

His lowdown tactics cost him many friends.

dishonorable

unfair

character

Rare

seedy or disreputable in appearance or character

Rare

The lowdown bar was avoided by most locals.

seedy

shabby

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Expressions with lowdown

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give someone the lowdown

tell someone the truth about a situation

He gave her the lowdown on what happened at the meeting.

give the lowdown

share the most important facts about something

Can you give the lowdown on what happened yesterday?

get the lowdown

obtain detailed information about something

She got the lowdown on the new project.

gimme the lowdown

exp.

tell me the truth

Just gimme the lowdown, what really happened?

Origin of lowdown

English, low (not high) + down (toward a lower place)

Examples of lowdown in a sentence

I need the lowdown before the meeting starts.
He gave me the lowdown on the new project.
I need the lowdown details before making a decision.
The lowdown scheme was exposed by the journalist.
Everyone was shocked by his lowdown betrayal.
The detective avoided the lowdown parts of town.

She warned him about the lowdown characters at the party.

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French:détails, détaillé, ...
German:Einblick, detailliert, ...
Italian:resoconto dettagliato, completo, ...
Spanish:información detallada, completo, ...
Portuguese:detalhes, completo, ...
Chinese:内幕消息, 详细的, ...
Japanese:内幕, 詳細な, ...
Arabic:تَفاصيل, مفَصَّل, ...
Hebrew:הַתְּמוּנָה הַמְּלֵאָה, מְפוֹרָט, ...
Russian:информация, подробный, ...
Ukrainian:детальна інформація, детальний, ...
Hindi:विस्तृत जानकारी, विस्तृत, ...
Bengali:বিস্তারিত তথ্য, বিস্তারিত, ...
Catalan:informació, detallat, ...
Czech:informace, podrobný, ...
Danish:detaljer, detaljeret, ...
Dutch:details, uitgebreid, ...
Greek:ενημέρωση, λεπτομερής, ...
Hungarian:részletes tájékoztatás, részletes, ...
Khmer:ព័ត៌មានលម្អិត, លម្អិត, ...
Korean:내막, 자세한, ...
Persian:جزئیات, جزئیات کامل, ...
Polish:szczegółowe informacje, szczegółowy, ...
Portuguese (BR):detalhes, completo, ...
Romanian:detalii, detaliat, ...
Swedish:detaljerad information, detaljerad, ...
Thai:ข้อมูลวงใน, ละเอียด, ...
Turkish:ayrıntılı bilgi, ayrıntılı, ...
Vietnamese:thông tin chi tiết, chi tiết, ...

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