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

Equivalents

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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