downer

English

/ˈdaʊnə/, /ˈdaʊnɚ/

noun
Definitions
  • (slang) A negative drug trip.
  • (slang) A drug that has depressant qualities.
  • (slang) Something or someone disagreeable, dispiriting or depressing; a killjoy.
  • A livestock animal that has collapsed.
  • A form of industrial action in which workers down tools and refuse to work.

Etymology

Suffix from English down (from a higher position to a lower one, hill).

Origin

English

down

Gloss

from a higher position to a lower one, hill

Concept
Semantic Field

The physical world

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Kanji

丘, 岡, 阜

Emoji

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