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Down Low

Down Low or down low


noun 
Definition:
 
clandestine Black gay culture: among some young African American men who regard themselves as gay, a clandestine culture that involves secret gay relationships, but rejects the suggestion that the participants are themselves gay, effeminate, or bisexual ( slang )

[Late 20th century. Originally popularized by the hip-hop singers TLC and R. Kelly, with the meaning "secret"]
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