Meaning of down low | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A state of secrecy.
   countable, uncountable
2. The state of being a man who secretly sleeps with people other than his partner.
   countable, uncountable
3. The state of being a man who secretly sleeps with other men.
   countable, uncountable
4. A man who secretly sleeps with other men.
   countable, uncountable

Examples

“I'll tell you, but keep it on the down low.”

“[Chorus]:And keep it on the down low Nobody has to know.”

“I sleep with men, but I am not bisexual, and I am certainly not gay. I am not going to your clinics, I am not going to read your brochures, I am not going to get tested. I assure you that none of the brothers on the down low like me are paying the least bit of attention to anything you have to say.”

“I think it must be hard for trans men who like guys. Most gay guys don't like vaginas. […] The guys I'm interested in are down-lows, DLs.”

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