downplay 

it is reverse form of set phrase " play down", meaning to reduce the seeming importance of (something).

One way to downplay Western incomes is to compare the purchasing power in China with your home country.

downplay by sihua yan February 4, 2005

Novel Downplay 

𝘯𝘰𝘶𝘯. logical fallacy; the bias of downplaying an event because of how old it was in order to minimalize or render a person's criticism obsolete, while choosing not to refute the main point of the argument.

Guy 1: "The artist allegedly sent nudes to a girl who was seventeen-years old at the time while he was eighteen. Now the drama has been brought up again recently after three years, and the artist claims that he didn't know the girl's age at the time before they sent explicit photos."
Guy 2: "It just happened 3 years ago. Sometimes people just need to let it go, and let the guy grow up."
Guy 3: "That's a Novel Downplay fallacy."

Novel Downplay by LCD.00 January 13, 2023

Downplayer 

Noun.,A downplayer is someone with an opinion who changes their mind cause their friend/wannabe friend has a different one. Downplayers just want to fit in and be liked so they are afraid to be themselves.

Friend 1: I think their great
Friend 2: I'm not mad about them
Friend 1: Well their ok their not the best I suppose
Friend 2: Wow, your a downplayer

Downplayer by The Bullshit Bounty Hunter January 6, 2012

Arab Downpayment 

This is the sum that a man must pay in order to assure his future emgagement.

Gabriel: so is bakry engaged yet?
Jon: Nope he hasn’t paid off that Arab Downpayment

Arab Downpayment by HarambeBR October 13, 2017

Down Play

To talk down on someone u were messing with in the past

Sasha: Abi keeps steady down playin T like she wasn’t on his body a week ago. Like dont do that..

Down Play by TDawg2kah February 2, 2025