Lowkey
a stand in for words like "slightly" and "kind of"
also: secretly or discretely / lesser known
a stand in for words like "slightly" and "kind of"
also: secretly or discretely / lesser known
Lowkey can have multiple meanings and convey different things.
It can be used to show that you are excited or passionate about something but only trying to show it a little.
Ex. I lowkey can’t wait until the party next Friday.
It can be used to refer to something that is secret or discrete or just lesser known by people.
Ex. This artist is still pretty lowkey. It’ll be interesting to see how popular they become in the future.
Credits:
Gutoskey, Ellen. “15 Gen Z Slang Terms You Should Lowkey Know.” Mental Floss, Mental Floss, 2 Mar. 2022, https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/655653/gen-z-slang-terms.
McCulloch, Gretchen. “Lowkey: A Word That's Lowkey Snuck into Our Vocabulary.” Mental Floss, Mental Floss, 27 Nov. 2015, https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/71558/lowkey-word-thats-lowkey-snuck-our-vocabulary.
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