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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!
downvoting by ^Sparco^ January 28, 2005
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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?

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.
downlowing 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.
downlooting 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.
Down Voting 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.
Downgating by XMD July 23, 2010
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