on the down-low

alternative on the down low · alternative on the DL · alternative on the low · alternative on the downlow

1. USeuphemisticidiomaticslangIn secret or nearly so, on a need-to-know basis.

   I'll tell you, but keep it on the down-low.

2. USeuphemisticidiomaticslangSecretly sleeping with someone other than one's partner.

   And keep it on the down low Nobody has to know

   1995 December 11, “Down Low (Nobody Has to Know)”performed by R. Kelly

3. African-American VernacularOf a man, publicly identifying as heterosexual but secretly having sex with men.