1. Opposite of low key
2. High intensity or desire; potentially unrestrained
The slang variant of high-key functions as an adverb and is typically used to describe a speaker's desires or emotions. High-key retains the dictionary definition of being high-intensity, not hidden, or not reserved, among others. Additionally, it can also indicate something that is overtly wanted or felt by the speaker.
In short, lowkey is used to describe a speaker's thoughts, feelings, and desires, and it means:
1: moderately: of low emotional intensity
2: secretly
When a friend or anyone says/thinks anything is terrible or bad, but it’s lowkey nice to a select amount of people who have an acquired taste for specific things. (i.e. clothes, music, art, food, news, etc.)
Normally these things are considered to be “different” or unconventional to a specific type of person. Or maybe it’s actually shit and you have just really fucking terrible interests🤣
But the moral of the story is we all can like whatever we want! If we all enjoyed the same exact things; society and people would be lame as hell rs lol