Meaning of LOWLIFE
| Pronunciation: | | 'low`lIf
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| | Definition: | | [n] a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible; "only a rotter would do that"; "kill the rat"; "throw the bum out"; "you cowardly little pukes!" |
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| | Synonyms: | | bum, crumb, puke, rat, rotter, scum bag, skunk, so-and-so, stinker, stinkpot |
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| | See Also: | | disagreeable person, unpleasant person | |
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| | Definition: | | Low Life
This acclaimed history of New York concentrates on the city`s dark underside, particularly in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. A gifted writer with a lucid yet lyrical style, Sante brings an incredible secret history to life. He writes of saloons frequented only by street urchins under the age of twelve, of waterfront hotels with trapdoors in the floor for the easy disposal of bodies, and of a host of other factoids that he unearthed during years of research in dusty municipal archives. more details ... |
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| | Related Terms: | | bastard, beachcomber, beggar, beggarly fellow, blackguard, blighter, Bowery bum, budmash, bum, bummer, caitiff, derelict, devil, drifter, drunkard, good-for-naught, good-for-nothing, heel, hobo, human wreck, knave, mauvais sujet, mean wretch, miscreant, mucker, no-good, pauvre diable, pilgarlic, poor creature, poor devil, rascal, rogue, sad case, sad sack, scoundrel, skid-row bum, stiff, sundowner, swagman, tramp, truant, vag, vagabond, vagrant, vaurien, villain, wastrel, worm, worthless fellow, wretch |
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