DOWNER


Meaning of DOWNER in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈdau̇-nər ]

noun

Date: 1913

1. : a weak, sick, or crippled animal in shipment that is down and cannot get up — often used attributively

a downer cow

2. : a depressant drug ; especially : barbiturate

3. : someone or something depressing, disagreeable, or unsatisfactory

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