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- have you heard the lowdown on the new chairman of the department?
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adjectiveSynonyms & Antonyms of low-down (Entry 2 of 2)
not following or in accordance with standards of honor and decency
- of all the low-down tricks that have ever been played in the history of that game
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- base,
- contemptible,
- currish,
- despicable,
- detestable,
- dirty,
- dishonorable,
- execrable,
- ignoble,
- ignominious,
- low,
- low-minded,
- mean,
- nasty,
- paltry,
- snide,
- sordid,
- vile,
- wretched
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The first known use of lowdown was in 1850
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