on the down-low
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US, Euphemistic, Idiomatic, Slang In secret or nearly so, on a need-to-know basis.
- I'll tell you, but keep it on the down-low.
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US, Euphemistic, Idiomatic, Slang Secretly sleeping with someone other than one's partner.
- And keep it on the down low Nobody has to know1995 December 11, “Down Low (Nobody Has to Know)”performed by R. Kelly:
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Of a man, publicly identifying as heterosexual but secretly having sex with men.
African-American Vernacular
- Related terms
- keep it in the family