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Debbie Downer

Etymology: From the Saturday Night Live character Debbie Downer, played by Rachel Dratch

Function: Noun

1. a: a person who says something terribly depressing (a downer), typically only tangentially related to the present circumstance or topic of conversation, and thereby destroys the positive atmosphere. b: a statement that is charactaristic of Debbie Downer

Usage note: In the skit, following each downer Debbie voices, a trombone plays a "wah waaah" (sad trombone) sound effect and the camera zooms in on Debbie Downer's face, which is twisted in comic despair.
Debbie Downer: Hey, does anyone have a banana?

Friend #1: What?

Debbie Downer: Well, if I don't get enough potassium every day, I awaken in the middle of the night by crippling leg cramps.

(higher-pitched wah wahhhhhhh; zoom in)

(everyone looks pissed off)

Debbie Downer: By the way, it's official -- they've located my birth mother. Deceased.

(deeper wah wahhhhhhhh; zoom in on a particularly painful facial expression)
by Alana Post September 30, 2005
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downshirt

When you are able to see down a girl's blouse from a higher location; the opposite of an upskirt.
Man, you can get some good downshirts from this 3rd floor balcony!!
by Kris Hoffman April 30, 2008
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Boogaloo is hella downsyndromatic
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Touch O' Downs

A symptom exhibited by an individual who has the appearance of partial Down Syndrome but does not appear to have any of the characteristics.
Hector (whispers to his friend, Paul, referring to passerby): Damn! Check out that fucked up dude with the fivehead.

Paul: Man that's fucked up. He probably got a "touch o' downs".
by Joe Fist January 13, 2009
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BACK DOWN

a warning you give to a mo'fo thats been on your nerves for the longest time just before you blast thier ass wide open
BACK DOWN b'fo i gots to blast you mutha fucka!
by burrier March 24, 2004
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shut the fuck down

An alternative form to say "shut down". Especially, it can be used when shutting down the computer.
That's enough for surfing , I'm going bed.
"Shut the fuck down!!" (preferably with hardcore chorus vocals)
by qtk December 20, 2010
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down in the dm

"Down in the Dm" is a song by Yo Gotti released in September 2015.

The phrase refers to direct messaging people on social media (Twitter, Instagram) etc for purposes of filtering and hooking up . Or simply just being nosy, scandalous , ratchet, and thirsty.

Direct messaging or "DMing" is also used to send nudes .
I tell her, don't you hate when you get screenshot (Petty)
Bitch that DM wasn't for everybody (Rules),
I love the gram I love the gram (I love the gram)
I'm addicted to it I know I am (I know I am)
And I just followed Angela Simmons
Boy I got a crush on Angela Simmons
They like "damn Gotti you bold"
Fuck it I'm gon' let the world know (Goals)1

Read more: Yo Gotti - Down In The DM Lyrics | MetroLyrics
by GoalDigger August 8, 2016
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