What does low blow mean?

low blow means "unscrupulous abuse".

Is low blow a common word?

low blow is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

Low blow — meaning and definition

noun

1 senseA person, place, thing, quality or idea.

1.
unscrupulous abuse
Broaderabuse

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What does low blow mean?: low blow means "unscrupulous abuse".
Is low blow a common word?: low blow is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for low blow come from Princeton University’s WordNet. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.

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