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Plural of downer

regular plural

The plural of downer is downers.

Forms of downer

Singulardowner /ˈdaʊnə/
Pluraldowners
Countablecountable

Downers in a sentence

  • She is always zooted up on some really foul combination of uppers and downers and Rollerblading.1997, Maggie Estep, Diary of an Emotional Idiot: A Novel, New York, N.Y.: Harmony Books, →ISBN, page 6
  • It is critical to know which drugs are uppers and downers to avoid this combination.2024 April 10 [2020 August 27], Nick B., “Which Drugs Are Uppers And Downers?”, in The Freedom Center, archived from the original on 21 Feb...
  • On the opposite end of the drug side effect spectrum are downers.2024 April 10 [2020 August 27], Nick B., “Which Drugs Are Uppers And Downers?”, in The Freedom Center. From the entry depressant
  • We were drinking beer and popping pills — some really strong downers.1994, Ruth Garner, Patricia A. Alexander, Beliefs about text and instruction with text. From the entry pop

Meaning of downer

  1. noun A negative drug trip.
  2. noun Any drug that has depressant qualities.
  3. noun Something or someone disagreeable, dispiriting or depressing; a killjoy.

Full definition of downer

Questions about the plural of downer

What is the plural of downer?
The plural of downer is downers.
Is downer countable?
Downer is a countable noun.

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