downvoting

(n) In competitions, the act of voting low other's entries for the purpose of improving oneself's entry.
opp: Upvoting (see)

(v) to downvote

Hey you have downvoted me!
You are a downvoter!
Stop downvoting!

by ^Sparco^ January 28, 2005

username downvoting

When someone down votes a post, comment, or definition (in the case of Urban Dictionary) regardless of the post and judging only by that person’s username.

Look at my username. Doesn’t it make you want to try username downvoting?

by Biden is a dick April 3, 2021

downlowing

Based on the express "keeping it on the down low," the term "downlowing" refers to a casual, and at the same time, secret, homosexual relationship, typically between black or latino men in small social gatherings - such as card games. Many of the men who participate in "downlowing" do not consider themselves gay, and many even have families.

Felix invited me to play dominoes with him and the boys this weekend, but I was told there's a lot of downlowing going on at those games, so I declined.

by Andrew August 19, 2004

downlooting

The act of obtaining copyrighted material over the internet illegally or improperly.

I finally finished downlooting the last season of Family Guy.

by BlammO January 23, 2004

Down Voting

When you vote down on every submission but yours for a word you defined on UD that was already defined.

I made my own definition for Stephen Colbert so I started down voting every other submission.

by psychonirvanafan April 4, 2010

Downgating

To ignore any superficial rules and procedures and achieve a goal, usually in an unorthodox manner.

Refers to Orson Scott Card's "Ender's Game," when Ender wins the "impossible mission" by passing through the goal door without freezing all of the enemy soldiers.

Aw man, I had set so many parental controls on the TV so Billy couldn't watch R rated DVDs, but he was downgating me and bought the novelization.

by XMD July 23, 2010