<p><strong>Noun:</strong></p><ul><li>The lowdown.</li><li>The real and unadorned facts; the true, secret, or inside information: We gave them the lowdown on the new housing project.</li></ul><p><strong>Adjective:</strong></p><ul><li>Contemptible; base; mean: a lowdown trick.</li><li>Low, especially socially or morally; degraded.</li></ul>