down-lowadj.n.

Brit.

/ˈdaʊnləʊ/, U.S.

/ˈdaʊnˌloʊ/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: down adv., low adj.

Etymology: < down adv. + low adj. Compare lowdown n.

slang (originally in African-American usage).

A. adj.

Secret, quiet, low-profile; (in later use) spec. of or relating to men who secretly engage in homosexual activity.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > secrecy, concealment > [adjective]

dernc897

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sub rosa1824

cachet1837

cloak and dagger1841

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q.t.1910

closet1966

down-low1991

the world > physical sensation > sexual relations > sexual orientation > [adjective] > concealed or denied

closet1966

down-low1991

1991 Source July 53/3 I was never no outgoing type... So I guess I was on that down low tip.

2002 Village Voice (N.Y.) 1 Jan. 76/5 Like other big NY-based jocks, he rarely spins in the city, but when he does, it's a down-low, under-hyped affair.

2004 Time Out N.Y. 1 July 148/2 The strangulation of a Bronx prosecutor leads Stabler and Benson to investigate the ‘down low’ world of married African-American men who have gay affairs on the side.

B. n.

on the down-low: quiet, low-profile; in secret; (in later use) spec. (of a man) secretly engaging in homosexual activity. Abbreviated DL. Cf. on the quiet at quiet n. Phrases 2, on the (strict) q.t. at q.t. n.³

1992 Billboard 23 May 22/4 Specifics on this work-in-progress are being kept on the down-low, but word is the De La brothers have once again reinvented themselves.

2000 Village Voice (N.Y.) 8 Feb. 48/1 Jackson struck upon the idea of throwing parties that catered to what he saw as a burgeoning group of men who..are ‘attracted to guns and guys who are into the life’, and who are also ‘on the down low and yet wanting to party’.

2000 R. Barger et al. Hell's Angel xiii. 233 Webb kept his status as a Hell's Angel on the down-low, since he was entering Outlaws territory.

2003 ‘Zane’ Nervous xxxv. 247 I realized that it would prove too difficult to pick out..the ones who were married and in there on the downlow.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	down-low
释义	down-lowadj.n. Brit. /ˈdaʊnləʊ/, U.S. /ˈdaʊnˌloʊ/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: down adv., low adj. Etymology: < down adv. + low adj. Compare lowdown n. slang (originally in African-American usage). A. adj. Secret, quiet, low-profile; (in later use) spec. of or relating to men who secretly engage in homosexual activity. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > secrecy, concealment > [adjective] dernc897 dighela1000 hid?c1225 stillc1275 stillyc1275 covertc1303 secrec1374 secret1399 secretivec1470 covered1484 dark1532 underhid1532 hiddena1547 concealed1558 abstruse1576 unshewing1598 mystical1600 of secreta1616 mystica1625 subterraneous1652 researched1653 hugger-mugger1692 hidlingsa1810 sub rosa1824 cachet1837 cloak and dagger1841 theftuous1881 q.t.1910 closet1966 down-low1991 the world > physical sensation > sexual relations > sexual orientation > [adjective] > concealed or denied closet1966 down-low1991 1991 Source July 53/3 I was never no outgoing type... So I guess I was on that down low tip. 2002 Village Voice (N.Y.) 1 Jan. 76/5 Like other big NY-based jocks, he rarely spins in the city, but when he does, it's a down-low, under-hyped affair. 2004 Time Out N.Y. 1 July 148/2 The strangulation of a Bronx prosecutor leads Stabler and Benson to investigate the ‘down low’ world of married African-American men who have gay affairs on the side. B. n. on the down-low: quiet, low-profile; in secret; (in later use) spec. (of a man) secretly engaging in homosexual activity. Abbreviated DL. Cf. on the quiet at quiet n. Phrases 2, on the (strict) q.t. at q.t. n.³ Π 1992 Billboard 23 May 22/4 Specifics on this work-in-progress are being kept on the down-low, but word is the De La brothers have once again reinvented themselves. 2000 Village Voice (N.Y.) 8 Feb. 48/1 Jackson struck upon the idea of throwing parties that catered to what he saw as a burgeoning group of men who..are ‘attracted to guns and guys who are into the life’, and who are also ‘on the down low and yet wanting to party’. 2000 R. Barger et al. Hell's Angel xiii. 233 Webb kept his status as a Hell's Angel on the down-low, since he was entering Outlaws territory. 2003 ‘Zane’ Nervous xxxv. 247 I realized that it would prove too difficult to pick out..the ones who were married and in there on the downlow. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1991
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