downer
/ˈdaʊnɚ/ noun C1- A negative drug trip. · Normally those pills give me a boost, but last night they gave me a downer.
- Any drug that has depressant qualities.
- Something or someone disagreeable, dispiriting or depressing; a killjoy.
- A livestock animal that has collapsed.
- A form of industrial action in which workers down tools and refuse to work.
Plural downers
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