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low-down (adj.)
[low-down 词源字典]
also
low down
,
lowdown
, "vulgar," 1888, from
low
(adj.) +
down
(adv.). Earlier it meant "humble" (1540s). As a noun, 1915, from the adjective, American English.
[low-down etymology, low-down origin, 英语词源]