down-vote

A form of downvote — A vote against something that reduces a cumulative tally of popularity.

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Meanings

noundown-vote (plural down-votes)

plural down-votes

  1. alternativeAlternative form of downvote.
verbdown-vote (third-person singular simple present down-votes, present participle down-voting, simple past and past participle down-voted)

present singular third person down-votes · participle present down-voting · participle past down-voted · past down-voted

  1. alternativeAlternative form of downvote.

    God forbid you ASK an _honest question_ on Reddit before you get down-voted into oblivion by the echo chamber redditards. Seems like the GOOD subs are far and few between.

    2013 December 17, Michael 'AppleWin Debugger Dev', “Re: Google Groups dropping Usenet support”, in comp.sys.apple2 (Usenet)
Cite this entry
APA

down-vote. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/down-vote

MLA

“down-vote.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/down-vote. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “down-vote,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/down-vote.

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