low-down

1. 1.

   slang terms for inside information

   “is that the straight dope?”

   Synonymsdopepoopthe skinny

   Broaderdetails

Questions about low-down

What does low-down mean?

low-down means "of the most contemptible kind". That is the primary sense; the word has 3 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in low-down?

low-down has 2 syllables and divides as low--down under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

What is another word for low-down?

Close synonyms include abject, low, miserable, scummy, scurvy. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is low-down a common word?

low-down 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.