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down low

noun

Definitions

  1. A state of secrecy.

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

  2. The state of being a man who secretly sleeps with people other than his partner.

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

  3. The state of being a man who secretly sleeps with other men.

  4. ›+ 3 more definitions

    1. A man who secretly sleeps with other men.

      • 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.

    2. Undercover or lying about one's identity.

    3. Purporting to be heterosexual while engaged in sex with men.

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Derived

DL

Vish — recursive loop

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA