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down-downs

down-downs is the plural of down-down.

Meaning of down-down

Noun

down-down (plural down-downs)

  1. (slang) Among the Hash House Harriers, a penalty in which an individual must down his or her drink.
    • Exceptions are made for children and non-beer drinking Indonesians — their down-downs are allowed to be made with water or soft drinks.1987, Susan Scott-Stevens, Foreign Consultants and Counterparts, page 81

Questions about down-downs

What is down-downs the plural of?
Down-downs is the plural of down-down.

Words near down-downs in the dictionary

  1. down-calvers
  2. down-crested
  3. down-current
  4. down-currents
  5. down-down
  6. down-downs
  7. down-easter
  8. down-easters
  9. down-gyved
  10. down-hearted
  11. down-heartedly

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