Definition of down-low in English:
down-low
adjective
informal USDiscreet or secret.
- ‘will James continue his down-low relationship with the high-profile surgeon?’
Phrases
- on the down-low
1US informal On the quiet; in secret.
- ‘he kept his status as a Hell's Angel on the down-low’
- 1.1(of a man) concealing his homosexual tendencies.
Origin
1990s originally in African American usage.
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