dumb down

to make stupider; reduce the intelligence of

Listening to George W. Bush really dumbed me down.

(dumb down)

by whatserface December 16, 2008

dumb down

What happens to people who learn definitions from this retarded site.

I go to urbandictionary daily to dumb down myself with retarded and/or completely incorrect definitions.

by Thomas195 December 6, 2009

dumb-down

the act of making something easier to understand, not exclusive to a sped or retard, first used by Dan Rather on the CBS Evening News

Chadwick: Hey Raul, what did you get on Mr. Abernathy's History test?
Raul: I got a 7 dude
Chadwick: Holy Shit man, Abernathy was using sock puppets to demonsrate Manifest Destiny, how much more does he have to dumb-down the lesson for you?

by MAdude October 7, 2006

Dumb Down

To dumb down is an alternate way to say you're doing "downer" drugs (i.e. opiates, weed, etc)

Time to dumb down boys!

Guy 1: What you up to man?
Guy 2: 'bout to dumb down, what's good with you?

by xio2 August 30, 2010

Dumb down college

When you have taken AP classes in High School then go to a college where you find your classes easy. You now feel like they have "Dumb Down College"

This class is easy . It's like they have Dumb Down College

by DawnasWifey February 4, 2019

dumb it down

to downgrade the intelligent-ness of something,
in order for it to be more comprehendable;
particularly refers to statements.

"My antibodies will last me a lifetime! Die foreign microorganisms!" 8)
"Dumb it down dude, I don't even know what you're talking about."

Lupe Fiasco's "Dumb It Down" song.

by d[x_x]b October 15, 2007

dumb it down

Convert a file from a current version of a program to a previous version of the same program.

User 01: I can't open this file.
User 02: No wonder why. It's in Word 2003, email it to me and I'll dumb it down to Word 2000 and send it back to you.

by slavens (slave-ens) March 8, 2006