downer

Definition

  • noun: a drug that makes the body relax
  • noun: a weak, sick, or crippled animal in shipment that is down and cannot get up
  • often used attributively

Examples

  • Our conversation about death was a bit of a 'downer'.

  • “His cat just died.” “Oh, that's a real 'downer'.”

  • I took some 'downers' to help me sleep.

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) $ for the., $ for the.. You take this and wait here. I'll walk down with you. How about dope? Grass, hash, coke... mescaline, downers, Nembutal, toluol, chloral hydrates? - How about uppers, amphetamines? - I'm not interested in that stuff. I can get you crystal meth, nitrous oxide. (..)
    1976 Taxi Driver