Definition of down low

down low

to keep quiet. Secretive. Also known as the DL.
Keep this on the down low.
He's hitting it on the DL.

Last edited on Aug 25 2013. Submitted by B $oLo from St Louis, MO, USA on Mar 27 1999.
word or phrase the person wants to keep to a limited amount of people or persons.
Hey, keep that on the down low yo.

Last edited on Mar 27 1999. Submitted by Tyler C. from Kalispell, MT, USA on Mar 27 1999.
To keep something quiet or concealed.
I lost the 20 bucks from the cash register but keep it on the down low or I'll get fired.

Last edited on Nov 20 2001. Submitted by Dan B. from Lima, Lima, Peru on Nov 20 2001.
to keep a secret.
We gonna kick it on the D.L.

Last edited on May 13 2011. Submitted by Stephen from Carrollton, TX, USA on Aug 19 2002.
Basically means a secret. "Keep this on the down-low, don't tell anyone." Can also mean details or the real reason behind something. "Give me the down-low." Also known as "D.L." "Keep this on the D.L." "Here's the D.L., man."
Keep this on the down-low.

Last edited on Jan 13 2003. Submitted by Kati from Memphis, TN, USA on Jan 13 2003.
Keep it a secret. Also DL.
Shh! Keep it on the down-low.
Shh! Keep it on the D-L.

Last edited on May 13 2011. Submitted by Ron on Jan 30 2006.

adjective

a phrase meaning a married man is secretly having sex with another man. Usually preceded by "on the." More commonly used by African-Americans.
Mary doesn't know that her husband is on the down low.

Last edited on Jul 24 2010. Submitted by Wilhelmina M. on Apr 18 2004.

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beat down	Definitions include: a fight or severe beating.
bout to put the beat down	Definitions include: It means having to beat someone up.
bow down	Definitions include: to back down from a situation.
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bring down	Definitions include: to sadden one.
bring the house down	Definitions include: to greatly impress a crowd.
broke down	Definitions include: unattractive.
bust down	Definitions include: a person who has oral sex and intercourse with multiple people.
butter down	Definitions include: to knuckle down; to submit to; to melt down; to be unable to take the heat; to give in.
buttoned-down	Definitions include: overly formal, conservative.
chow down	Definitions include: to eat.
come down	Definitions include: to give someone oral sex.
cool down	Definitions include: to stop being angry.
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Other terms relating to 'low':
DL	Definitions include: DL is short for down-low, which basically means to keep things under-wraps, to keep a secret or lay low.
DL, the	Definitions include: See on the DL.
fly low	Definitions include: to have the zipper on one's trousers unzipped.
get (one's) ears lowered	Definitions include: to get a haircut.
get some stank on (one's) hang low	Definitions include: to have sexual intercourse with a woman.
GROLIES	Definitions include: acronym for "Guardian Reader Of Low Intelligence in Ethnic Skirt", an insult used by doctors in the UK on medical charts.
keep a low profile	Definitions include: to hide.
keep it on the down low	Definitions include: keep it a secret.
LA	Definitions include: acronym for "lower Alabama".
lay low	Definitions include: to hide.
lie low	Definitions include: to hide.
low	Definitions include: very much under the influence of marijuana; "very high".
low-bandwidth	Definitions include: a session of communication that has little information relative to its time-length.
low blow	Definitions include: a mean-spirited response.
low-brow	Definitions include: low-class.
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