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downalators

downalators is the plural of downalator.

Meaning of downalator

Noun

downalator (plural downalators)

  1. (humorous, informal, rare) an escalator going downwards
    • “Your own true love has set his foot on the first step of the down-alator.”
      “The what?”
      “Opposite number of the escalator. The down-alator. It leads to the place where all bad critics go.”
      […]
      “I just don't want you on that down-alator, that's all.”
      “The what?”
      “Never mind.”1960, 38:20 and 42:05 from the start, in Please Don't Eat the Daisies (motion picture)
    Antonyms:
    upalator

Questions about downalators

What is downalators the plural of?
Downalators is the plural of downalator.

Words near downalators in the dictionary

  1. down-vote
  2. downable
  3. downage
  4. downages
  5. downalator
  6. downalators
  7. Downard
  8. Downards
  9. downarg
  10. downbad
  11. downball

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