Down Low
The Down Low, like many terms and phrases in the American culture, can attribute their genesis to the Gay and Urban Black community, The, "
DL" has evolved to be used universally to refer to activities conducted secretly and behind the scenes.
The DL can also refer to behavior described as slick or deceptive.The Term has truly evolved from being used to describe convert male homosexual behavior of a man
Fronting (portraying himself), as a heterosexual and in relative is actually a
closet Gay man to now refer to any behavior, action, or behavior that can be described as secretive or deceptive.EtymologyDL or “Down Low”, attributes its genesis from the Inner City Black and Sub Culture. The Black community was slow to accept the male homosexual in their community and thus adopted the term, “Down Low” to refer to a man that is a closet homosexual or a man that engages in sexual relations with both male and female partners. The term evolved to identify such men as their female partners were discovering that their Man was subversively engaging in sexual relations with another
man on the side, (
on the DL) while their female partner was unaware of his behavior and sexual preference. Prior to the Homosexual descriptive, the term was used to describe: any kind of secretive, slick, and/or deceptive behavior.
Down Low
by Devyn Cheeseburger on Jun 15, 2017 03:49:25
Conspiracy theory promoted by gays and black females that straight masculine black men belong to a secret underground society similar to the illuminati where they ditch their wives and girlfriends to engaging
in sex with each other
on the low.
Example:
Black guy #1: Sup bruh, you bringin
the lube and paper towels to the meeting tonight?
Black guy#2: Naw, what meeting mane ?
Black guy #1: You know, THE MEETING..
Black guy #2: Oh THAT meeting, Yea
I got us covered. My girl in the next room
keep it on the down low.
Down Low
by Tayla on Jun 27, 2005 03:40:47
Usually it means to keep somthing quiet and to only tell people who are cool enough to know or trustworthy. This definition comes from the real meaning which is
a black man/men who have
sexual relations with other men but have relationships with women and hide the
homosexuality and homo. sex.
down low
by Screamapillar on Apr 06, 2004 09:20:58
On The Down Low
by Yo! on Apr 19, 2004 09:55:08
slang; an expression for
a BISEXUAL black man (who "thinks" he's straight -
hah!), married or with a girlfriend, having sexual relations with another man.
down low
by Richard Black on Mar 19, 2005 23:06:44
Example:
Tyrone and
Shi'Thead appeared like
thugs on the street, but in the bedroom they experiemented with every hole they had. They kept it
on the down low, though.
down low
by Bria on Apr 23, 2004 04:04:58
See also
downlow or "on the downlow"
1. A secret to be kept quiet, from others especially friends or family.
2. The act of homosexual relations between black men. Often
unprotected, and/or
anonymous sex. Most men do not speak of the sex as they are getting together for a night of poker or other "manly" sport away from their wives or girlfriends.
Example:
Jen recently found out she had
chlamydia, and she got it from her man Roger. Turns out
Rog is on the
Downlow with his poker buddies!