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/loh"luyf'/, n., pl. lowlifes.a despicable person, esp. a degenerate or immoral person.[1785-95; LOW1 + LIFE]
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lowlife — n American a disreputable and/or contemptible per son. A fashionable term of the 1970s which was adopted by some British speakers to refer to those considered socially unacceptable. ► Jesus, Katy, what are you doing with this lowlife? … Contemporary slang
lowlife — a person without morals or humanitarian values What a lowlife! He sold drugs to children … English idioms
Lowlife (band) — Infobox musical artist Name = Lowlife Img capt = Img size = 250 Landscape = Background = group or band Alias = Origin = Grangemouth, Scotland Genre = Rock Alternative rock Dream pop Years active = 1985 ndash; 1997 Label = Nightshift Records… … Wikipedia
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Lowlife Highlights — Infobox Album Name = Lowlife Highlights Type = compilation Artist = Mustasch Released = 2008 Recorded = Genre = Heavy metal Length = 74:29 min Label = Regain Producer = Reviews = Last album = This album = Next album = Lowlife Highlights is the… … Wikipedia
lowlife — noun (plural lowlifes; also lowlives) Date: 1911 1. a person of low social status 2. a person of low moral character • low life adjective … New Collegiate Dictionary
lowlife — noun An untrustworthy, despicable, or disreputable person, especially one suspected of being a criminal. They say all the lowlifes used to hang out at the docks and plot their despicable crimes, before being elected to public office … Wiktionary
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