Meanings
alternative down-and-out
- idiomaticnot comparableIn a condition of poverty or debility, especially as a result of experiencing a financial or personal setback.
People who are down and out need some place to turn.
2 more examples
So if I ever get my hand on a dollar again, I'm gonna hold on to it 'til them eagles grin Nobody knows you, when you down and out In my pocket not one penny, and my friends I haven't any
1923, Jimmy Cox, “Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out”Didn't take too long 'fore I found out What people mean by down and out
1971, Led Zeppelin, “Black Dog”Synonyms: destitute, down at heel, homeless
plural down and outs · alternative down-and-out
- Synonym of down-and-outer.
Synonyms: down-and-outer
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveIn a condition of poverty or debility, especially as a result of experiencing a financial or personal setback.
nounSynonym of down-and-outer.
Translations
Bulgarian обеднял
- обеднял (obednjal)in a condition of poverty or debility
Chinese Mandarin 貧病交迫 /贫病交迫
- 貧病交迫 /贫病交迫 (pínbìngjiāopò)in a condition of poverty or debility
Finnish puilla paljailla
- puilla paljaillain a condition of poverty or debility
German heruntergekommen
- heruntergekommenin a condition of poverty or debility
Italian morto di fame
- morto di famein a condition of poverty or debility
Portuguese morto de fome, morta de fome
- morto de fomein a condition of poverty or debility
- morta de fomein a condition of poverty or debility
- na piorin a condition of poverty or debility
Spanish muerto de hambre, con una mano atrás y otra delante
- muerto de hambrein a condition of poverty or debility
- con una mano atrás y otra delantein a condition of poverty or debility
- como puta por rastrojoin a condition of poverty or debility
Cite this entry
down and out. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/down%20and%20out
“down and out.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/down%20and%20out. Accessed November 5, 2026.
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