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Etymology

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From Да́ун (Dáun), from синдро́м Да́уна (sindróm Dáuna), from the surname of British physician John Langdon Down, who described the syndrome in the 1860s.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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да́ун (dáunm anim (genitive да́уна, nominative plural да́уны, genitive plural да́унов)

  1. (colloquial) someone with Down syndrome
  2. (figuratively, vernacular, offensive, disparaging or ironic) downie, mongoloid, retard, spaz, spastic
    Synonyms: дура́к (durák), идио́т (idiót)

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Derived terms

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  • Даунба́сс (Daunbáss, Donbass, derogatory name used by Ukrainians against the Donbass separatists)
  • майда́ун (majdáun, derogatory name for Maidan protestors in Ukraine)