downer

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A negative drug trip.
  2. A drug that has depressant qualities.
  3. Something or someone disagreeable, dispiriting or depressing; a killjoy.
  4. A livestock animal that has collapsed.
  5. A form of industrial action in which workers down tools and refuse to work.
noun
  1. A sixpence.
name
  1. A surname.
  2. A suburb of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia, named after John Downer.
  3. An unincorporated community in Clay County, Minnesota, United States.

Pronunciation

/ˈdaʊnə/ /ˈdaʊnɚ/ En-au-downer.ogg

Word forms

downer downers

Etymology

From down + -er.

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