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Moon7296 Posted 14 years ago
Vocabulary
keep it in the downlow= secret?
Q) Keep it in the downlow = Keep it in secret
Are this two the same way of saying? "the downlow" and "secret"
Are this two the same way of saying? "the downlow" and "secret"
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Keep it on the down-low
- Keep it on the down-low
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Hi
I am a British native speaker and had never heard "keep it on the down-low". It is not in standard dictionaries (either UK or US).
I found the expression on the internet and it does mean "to keep something secret", but the explanations suggest that it is American slang. If in doubt about who you are speaking to, you should use "keep it secret". That is a more neutral way of saying it an
I am a British native speaker and had never heard "keep it on the down-low". It is not in standard dictionaries (either UK or US).
I found the expression on the internet and it does mean "to keep something secret", but the explanations suggest that it is American slang. If in doubt about who you are speaking to, you should use "keep it secret". That is a more neutral way of saying it an
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Thanks Avid,
but my advice still stands. If you are not a native speaker, you should be very careful when you use it.
but my advice still stands. If you are not a native speaker, you should be very careful when you use it.
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moon7296Q) Keep it in the downlow = Keep it in secretAre this two the same way of saying? "the downlow" and "secret""On the down-low", secret. That is slang of quite recent origin. Its use is confined to a certain cross-section of American black culture and those other Americans of any color who identify with it. A word of warning: It would sound twice as sil
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