English Explanatory Dictionary

down low

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A state of secrecy.
  2. The state of being a man who secretly sleeps with people other than his partner.
  3. The state of being a man who secretly sleeps with other men.
  4. A man who secretly sleeps with other men.
adj
  1. Undercover or lying about one's identity.
  2. Purporting to be heterosexual while engaged in sex with men.

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-down low.wav

Word forms

down low down lows down-low downlow more down low most down low

Derived words

DL
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