(UK, _, dialectal, Yorkshire) A downhill way, usually a path way.
(UK, _, dialectal, Yorkshire) A downhill way, usually a path way.
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UK and Irish slang — Cockney, Scouse, Geordie, Yorkshire, Glaswegian, Brummie, Welsh, West Country, plus Irish English. Centuries of regional dialects feeding into modern British and Irish street talk.
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(dialectal, chiefly, Scotland) a thoroughfare; an entry; passage; passageway.
(US, dialectal, Appalachia) Poor-looking; shabby.
An Appalachian dialectal adjective describing something or someone that looks worn down, shabby, or fallen into poor condition — the kind of tired, threadbare appearance that tells a story of hard times. A downgone house has peeling paint and a sagging porch; a downgone person looks like life has been using them hard. The word carries no malice, just honest observation about decline.
(rare, or, dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) A passage beneath any obstruction, e.g. a roadway tunnel beneath a railway, etc.