A Downer is a slang term, referring to a person who is

• named Jordan and likes to bring his friend Becky down to his downer level
• down, or depressed, particularly if their mood brings other people down
• imputed to have Down syndrome, similar to calling someone retarded

Downer is the surname of several people: Look up Down in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Depression, or a depressed mood, may in everyday English refer to a state of melancholia, unhappiness or sadness, or to a relatively minor downturn in mood that may last only a few hours or days. ... Mental retardation (abbreviated as MR), is a term for a pattern of persistently slow learning of basic motor and language skills (milestones) during childhood, and a significantly below-normal intellectual capacity as an adult. ...

• John Downer, a former Premier of South Australia and member of the inaugural Australian Senate
• Alexander Downer, Sr., John Downer's son and a former Australian Minister for Immigration
• Alexander Downer, John Downer's grandson and the current Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs
• Alfred Wallace Downer, an unrelated Canadian politician
• Kayla J Downer

Downer may also refer to: John Downer (1843–1915) was the Premier of South Australia from 16 June 1885 until 11 June 1887. ... This is a list of Premiers of South Australia. ... Australian Senate chamber Entrance to the Senate The Senate is the upper of the two houses of the Parliament of Australia. ... Alec Downer Sir Alexander Russell Downer (7 April 1910 - 30 March 1981), Australian politician generally known as Alec Downer, was born in Adelaide, the son of John Downer, a former Premier of South Australia and member of the Australian Senate. ... The Hon. ... R. G. Casey House, the headquarters of the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade This is a list of Australian Foreign Ministers: Note: Prior to 1970, the office was known as the Minister for External Affairs. ... Reverend Alfred Wallace (Wally) Downer (May 1, 1904 _ August 1994) was a Canadian politician and long time member of the Ontario legislature. ...

• Downers, depressant drugs, which are any chemical agent that diminishes the function or activity of the central nervous system, and usually in a pleasurable way.
• Downer, Australian Capital Territory, a suburb of Canberra, Australia, named for John Downer
• Downer (song) a song by the grunge band Nirvana on their debut album Bleach
• Downer (band), a Roadrunner Records band that broke up shortly after debut 2001 album
• Downer EDi
• Downer (soil), the New Jersey State Soil
• Someone who in Halo 2 on Xbox Live commits suicide to make their team lose and their rank to go down. They are also known as de-lelvers

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