Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [doun loh]
- /daʊn loʊ/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [doun loh]
- /daʊn loʊ/
Definitions of down low words
- adjective down low of or pertaining to men who secretly or discreetly have sex with other men: She once dated a down-low guy. 1
- idioms down low on the down low, (of a man) secretly or discreetly engaging in sex with other men. secret; discreet: Okay I'll tell you, but keep it on the down-low. 1
- noun down low A state of secrecy. 0
- noun down low (sexuality) The state of being a man who secretly sleeps with people other than his partner. 0
- noun down low (African American Vernacular, sexuality) The state of being a man who secretly sleeps with other men. 0
- adjective down low (of a person) Undercover or lying about one's identity. 0
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Origin of down low
First appearance:
before 1990 One of the 1% newest English words
First recorded in 1990-95; down1 + low1
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Down low
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
down low popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 96% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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