downer
A negative drug tripA negative drug trip.
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6 sentencesWas the cliffhanger a downer or did it whet your appetite for more?
This is a downer.
She was on a downer.
Meaning
6 sensesA livestock animal that has collapsed.
A form of industrial action in which workers down tools and refuse to work.
(slang)A negative drug trip.
Normally those pills give me a boost, but last night they gave me a downer.
More meanings 3
(slang)Any drug that has depressant qualities.
Downer
(slang)Something or someone disagreeable, dispiriting or depressing; a killjoy.
(UK, obsolete, slang)A sixpence.
- a drug that reduces excitability and calms a person
Origin
Perhaps related to tanner (“sixpence”).Perhaps related to tanner (“sixpence”).
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Forms
plural: downersSynonyms
4 synonyms- a drug that reduces excitability and calms a person:sedativesedative drugdepressant
Antonyms
1 antonymsWord family
2 related wordsSee also
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