What is the meaning of low-down?

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noun

Slang terms for inside information.
- usage: "is that the straight dope"
- synonyms: dope, poop, the skinny

adjective

Of the most contemptible kind.
- usage: "abject cowardice"; "a low stunt to pull"; "a low-down sneak"; "his miserable treatment of his family"; "You miserable skunk"; "a scummy rabble"; "a scurvy trick"
- synonyms: abject, low, miserable, scummy, scurvy
Of jazz. ( having the soulful feeling of early blues).
- synonyms: funky

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