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downer definition

downer (do̵u′nər)

noun

  1. any depressant drug, as a tranquilizer or barbiturate
  2. ☆ a depressing experience, person, etc.

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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