when a black person is hiding that he is gay

This term can be commonly found in prison.
There is a black man and he is having sexual intercourse's with another male. Then he tries to cover up the truth about him being gay, and no one will find out.That is what a down-low brotha means
by turbo 1 dart April 17, 2009
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A man on the DL who lurks around public restrooms, parks, truck stops, porn stores, the locker room and shower at the gym, etc. looking for some random stranger(s) to have sex with.
I hate going to the gym on Thursdays after work. There’s this creepy DL Lurker who always seems to be hanging around in the shower or wandering the locker room in a towel.

I swear to God, her boyfriend is a down low lurker. I see him hanging around by the library bathroom three nights a week.
by Brett Burkhardt April 27, 2008
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A married man who turns into a bisexual by having anal sex with men outside of his marriage.
Alex got married and a year later turned into a down low brother.
by Nancy Wilson September 18, 2007
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1)Heterosexual man who engages in anal sex with other men. 2)Married man who sleeps with men, with out any one knowing.
3)Prisoner who needs a pick-me-up.
4)A self identifying yet closeted homosexual.
Mary and John were happily married with three kids, John had many business trips he had to go on so he was not at home often. John's "business" trips included long nights in hotels with strange men involving sexual encounters. Years later Mary found out she was HIV positive and couldn't figure out why. John was a man on the down low.

DMX has sex with men but know one knows about it. He is a man on the down low.
by Arlesh June 27, 2008
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a male who is hetrosexual but have sex with other men on the side.
Did you know that Bill is a down low brother, because Jack told me they been having sex for about a year now.
by Nay Nay Hill July 10, 2005
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