The Dictionary

#D255 (down-at-the-heels to downhiller)


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I read from down-at-the-heels to downhiller.

 

 

Downdraft and downburst are types of damaging winds:

https://www.nssl.noaa.gov/education/svrwx101/wind/types/

 

 

I think Downforce is literally pushing down on a vehicle so it's more aerodynamic. When you put something on a car to give it downforce, it's like the opposite of a wing. 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Downforce

 

 

The word of the episode is "down-at-the-heels".

Your shoes are worn to the heel and you can't replace them so you're shabby!

https://www.etymonline.com/word/heel#:~:text=Down%20at%20heels%20(1732)%20refers,meant%20%22to%20run%20away.%22

 

 

Theme music from Jonah Kraut

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