downer

See also: Downer

English

Etymology

down +‎ -er

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈdaʊnə/
(General American) IPA^(key): /ˈdaʊnɚ/
Rhymes: -aʊnə(r)

Noun

downer (plural downers)

(slang) A negative drug trip.
Normally those pills give me a boost, but last night they gave me a downer.
(slang) A drug that has depressant qualities.
(slang) Something or someone disagreeable, dispiriting or depressing; a killjoy.
- 2009, Spike Jonze, Where the Wild Things Are
  You don't really need to know me. I'm kind of a downer.

Synonyms

(something or someone disagreeable): buzzkill, killjoy, spoilsport; see also Thesaurus:spoilsport

Descendants

German: Downer

Translations

drug

German: Downer (de) m

Anagrams

Nedrow, Rowden, Wonder, Worden, wonder, wondre

German

Adjective

downer

inflected form of down

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