the down low

1. slang A state of secrecy or minimal public knowledge. Keep this on the down low, but Janet is planning to break up with Kevin next week. My parents know about the pregnancy, but I'd like it to stay on the down low otherwise.

2. slang A state of secrecy or minimal public knowledge pertaining to the activities of a man who has sex with other men but considers himself to be heterosexual. I never thought he was gay, but then I started to hear rumors that he's on the down low.

the down low

and the DL

the information or explanation; the lowdown. (Streets.) Give me the haps. What the down low?

See also: down, low

McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions

See also:

on the down low
the DL
on the DL
on the low
downlow
keep (something) on the down low
keep it on the down-low
on the hush
on the hush-hush
hush

References in periodicals archive

She points out that this is worse than the down low single-digit trend she's currently modeling.

JPMorgan sees downside to WW revenue guidance and shares

The Down Low Chicken Shack is one of the first Nashville-style hot chicken joints to open up in Vancouver.

Restaurant Review: The Down Low Chicken Shack

We enjoyed our meal at The Down Low Chicken try, especially if you like Shack.

Restaurant Review: The Down Low Chicken Shack

They are keeping this on the down low and want everything to progress well before they can announce anything.'

Psssssst Singer, director to wed secretly

The model, 23, wore a huge rock on the red carpet and said: "I'm really excited, he asked me right before season started so we've been keeping it on the down low for quite a while, so I'm excited to finally be able to share it with the world."

Looking Up, Kate!

Yo to playing polo and a spa on the down low has " The star, who has battled booze and drugs, enjoyed a low-key sta at posh Coworth Park, an 18th century pile on the edge of Windsor Great Park that has hosted royalty and gives Downton Abbey a run for its money.

Eminem's the real Prim Shady; Rapper snubs hottest UK parties for posh country pile

Since getting pregnant with her journalist hubby Rami Radwan, Donia has stayed on the down low , deferring from making any public appearance and turning down all other work offers.

At long last! Donia Samir Ghanem's giving us her album release

While some AIDS advocates disagree, Evans says many of the men who attend these parties are on the down low and shun condoms because they associate using them with being unmasculine.

"They're peddling death": profiting from unsafe sex--an Advocate investigation

Double lives on the down low. The New York Times, SM 28-33, 48, 52-53.

Downlow mountain? De/stigmatizing bisexuality through pitying and pejorative discourses in media

Is the professor's current posture as a strolling science lecturer a clever ruse to keep some of his secret processes on the down low? When last seen in public, Schmitt was dispensing such rhetorical wisdom as, "How many skateboards can come out of an 80-year-old 17-foot tree?

Mad science

AUTHOR-ACTIVIST Keith Boykin's latest book, Beyond the Down Low, published early this year by Carroll & Graf, explores an underground subculture of men who engage in same-sex sexual activity in secret while projecting a heterosexual public image.

The 'down low' in life and legend

ON THE UP AND UP: A SURVIVAL GUIDE FOR WOMEN LIVING WITH MEN ON THE DOWN LOW (Dafina Books/Kensington Publishing Corp., $21), by Brenda Stone Browder, the ex-wife of On the Down Low author J.L.

Also noted

Much of what has been written about the down low has been typically racist in its dialogue around black male sexuality, though it has traded in a white female victim for a black one.

How can I be down? A bisexual black man's take on "the down low."

词组	the down low
释义	the down low the down low 1. slang A state of secrecy or minimal public knowledge. Keep this on the down low, but Janet is planning to break up with Kevin next week. My parents know about the pregnancy, but I'd like it to stay on the down low otherwise. 2. slang A state of secrecy or minimal public knowledge pertaining to the activities of a man who has sex with other men but considers himself to be heterosexual. I never thought he was gay, but then I started to hear rumors that he's on the down low. See also: down, low Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. the down low and the DL the information or explanation; the lowdown. (Streets.) Give me the haps. What the down low? See also: down, low McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions See also: on the down low the DL on the DL on the low downlow keep (something) on the down low keep it on the down-low on the hush on the hush-hush hush References in periodicals archive She points out that this is worse than the down low single-digit trend she's currently modeling. JPMorgan sees downside to WW revenue guidance and shares The Down Low Chicken Shack is one of the first Nashville-style hot chicken joints to open up in Vancouver. Restaurant Review: The Down Low Chicken Shack We enjoyed our meal at The Down Low Chicken try, especially if you like Shack. Restaurant Review: The Down Low Chicken Shack They are keeping this on the down low and want everything to progress well before they can announce anything.' Psssssst Singer, director to wed secretly The model, 23, wore a huge rock on the red carpet and said: "I'm really excited, he asked me right before season started so we've been keeping it on the down low for quite a while, so I'm excited to finally be able to share it with the world." Looking Up, Kate! Yo to playing polo and a spa on the down low has " The star, who has battled booze and drugs, enjoyed a low-key sta at posh Coworth Park, an 18th century pile on the edge of Windsor Great Park that has hosted royalty and gives Downton Abbey a run for its money. Eminem's the real Prim Shady; Rapper snubs hottest UK parties for posh country pile Since getting pregnant with her journalist hubby Rami Radwan, Donia has stayed on the down low , deferring from making any public appearance and turning down all other work offers. At long last! Donia Samir Ghanem's giving us her album release While some AIDS advocates disagree, Evans says many of the men who attend these parties are on the down low and shun condoms because they associate using them with being unmasculine. "They're peddling death": profiting from unsafe sex--an Advocate investigation Double lives on the down low. The New York Times, SM 28-33, 48, 52-53. Downlow mountain? De/stigmatizing bisexuality through pitying and pejorative discourses in media Is the professor's current posture as a strolling science lecturer a clever ruse to keep some of his secret processes on the down low? When last seen in public, Schmitt was dispensing such rhetorical wisdom as, "How many skateboards can come out of an 80-year-old 17-foot tree? Mad science AUTHOR-ACTIVIST Keith Boykin's latest book, Beyond the Down Low, published early this year by Carroll & Graf, explores an underground subculture of men who engage in same-sex sexual activity in secret while projecting a heterosexual public image. The 'down low' in life and legend ON THE UP AND UP: A SURVIVAL GUIDE FOR WOMEN LIVING WITH MEN ON THE DOWN LOW (Dafina Books/Kensington Publishing Corp., $21), by Brenda Stone Browder, the ex-wife of On the Down Low author J.L. Also noted Much of what has been written about the down low has been typically racist in its dialogue around black male sexuality, though it has traded in a white female victim for a black one. How can I be down? A bisexual black man's take on "the down low."
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