downer

1. (slang)A negative drug trip.

   Normally those pills give me a boost, but last night they gave me a downer.

2. (slang)Any drug that has depressant qualities.

   Downer

3. (slang)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.

6. (UK, obsolete, slang)A sixpence.

1. Was the cliffhanger a downer or did it whet your appetite for more?

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2. This is a downer.

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3. She was on a downer.

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4. I was sort of expecting it, but it was still a bit of a downer.

   deIch habe ja schon irgendwie damit gerechnet, aber es war trotzdem eine ziemliche Enttäuschung.

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5. Tom is such a Debby Downer.

   deTom ist so ein Spaßverderber!

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