low-down

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

low-down
    adj 1: of the most contemptible kind; "abject cowardice"; "a low
           stunt to pull"; "a low-down sneak"; "his miserable
           treatment of his family"; "You miserable skunk!"; "a
           scummy rabble"; "a scurvy trick" [syn: {abject}, {low},
           {low-down}, {miserable}, {scummy}, {scurvy}]
    2: (of jazz) having the soulful feeling of early blues [syn:
       {funky}, {low-down}]
    n 1: slang terms for inside information; "is that the straight
         dope?" [syn: {dope}, {poop}, {the skinny}, {low-down}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

lowdown \low"down`\, low-down \low"-down`\n.
   true confidential information.

   Syn: details, dope, poop, inside dope, inside information.
        [WordNet 1.5] lowdown

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

lowdown \low"down`\, low-down \low"-down`\a.
   of the most contemptible kind; contemptible; mean; base;
   vile; -- of people or the actions of people; as, a lowdown
   sneak thief.

   Syn: abject, base, despicable, low, lowdown, miserable, vile.
        [WordNet 1.5 + PJC]

   2. having the soulful feeling of early blues; -- of jazz.

   Syn: funky.
        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]