lowdown

See also: low-down

English

Alternative forms

• low-down

Etymology

low +‎ down

Noun

lowdown (uncountable)

1. The story or truth.

   Synonyms: scoop, dirt

   All the reporters hoped to be the first to get the lowdown on the celebrity's marriage plans.

   here's the lowdown

   to give somebody the lowdown

Translations

the whole truth

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 真相 (zh) (zhēnxiàng), 內幕 (zh), 内幕 (zh) (nèimù)

• Czech: holá pravda f
• German: Fakten (de) pl, Infos (de) pl, Informationen (de) pl
• Hungarian: értesülés (hu), füles (hu)

• Japanese: 真相 (ja) (しんそう, shinsō), 内幕 (ja) (うちまく, uchimaku, ないまく, naimaku)
• Portuguese: revelação (pt)
• Russian: подного́тная (ru) f (podnogótnaja), подоплёка (ru) f (podopljóka)
• Turkish: içyüz (tr)

Adjective

lowdown (comparative more lowdown, superlative most lowdown)

1. Unfair; shameful.

   lowdown tactics

Anagrams

• down low, down-low, downlow