how to pronounce lowdown

/ˈloʊˌdaʊn/

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lowdown is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of lowdown in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… of like on the lowdown yeah we don't …”

meaning of lowdown

Lowdown means the facts or information about a situation.

lowdown frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word lowdown occurs in english on average 0.5 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics lowdown can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that lowdown can be often used in the following areas:

1) communication, information, and media;

2) people, society, and culture;