Definition of "lowdown" []

• Slang The whole truth: gave us the lowdown on what happened at the party. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "When MTV News had the chance to chat with QT recently, we had to get the lowdown from the man himself."
• "Here's the weekly lowdown from the Liberal Coalition."
• "Also, check out the General Forum and the Living etc.Forum. an excellent source for the lowdown is www. newbeginningsmexico.com also Karen Blue's book Midlife Maverick's, her articles on the mexconnect site (about 72 of them going back since she arrived 7 years ago)."