Downer — may refer to: Downer (surname), various persons of that name Downer, Australian Capital Territory, a suburb of Canberra, Australia Downer Glacier, Alaska Downer, Minnesota, an unincorporated community Downer (soil), the New Jersey state soil… … Wikipedia
Downer — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda «Downer» Canción de Nirvana Álbum Bleach Publicación 15 de junio de 1989 … Wikipedia Español
downer — n. a drug that reduces excitability and calms a person. [Colloq.] Syn: sedative, depressant. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
downer — 1966 in sense of barbiturate; 1970 in sense of depressing person; agent noun from DOWN (Cf. down) (adv.) … Etymology dictionary
downer — [n] depressing experience bad deal*, bad scene*, bad trip*, bummer*, drag*, misfortune, raw deal, rotten hand; concepts 674,679 … New thesaurus
downer — ► NOUN informal 1) a depressant or tranquillizing drug. 2) something dispiriting or depressing … English terms dictionary
downer — [dou′nər] n. Slang 1. any depressant drug, as a tranquilizer or barbiturate ☆ 2. a depressing experience, person, etc … English World dictionary
downer — down|er [ˈdaunə US ər] n informal 1.) a drug that makes you feel very relaxed or sleepy →↑upper 2.) [singular] a person or situation that stops you feeling happy ▪ The weather was a bit of a downer. 3.) be on a downer BrE to be sad or… … Dictionary of contemporary English
downer — noun informal 1 (C) a drug that makes you feel very relaxed or sleepy compare upper 2 (2) 2 (singular) a person or situation that stops you feeling cheerful or happy: “Nick can t come.” “What a downer.” 3 be on a downer BrE to be sad or… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
downer — UK [ˈdaʊnə(r)] / US [ˈdaʊnər] noun Word forms downer : singular downer plural downers informal 1) [singular] something that makes you feel sad or disappointed 2) [countable] a drug that makes you feel relaxed or helps you sleep • on a downer … English dictionary
