Questions about example sentences with, and the definition and usage of "Dl"

A: it means “Yeah. keep it on the down low, man”

A: On the down low.
Keeping a relationship or lifestyle a secret. Usually describes meeting on the down low (in secret) to have a sexual encounter.

A: Download if you see a page writing free dl it means free download

A: It means
"Keep it on the down low."

That means to keep whatever "it" is a secret. Don't tell anyone else.

For instance,

"Hey I have a secret to tell you, but you have to promise to keep it on the DL. Swear you won't tell anyone else!"

A: @overrunie haah omg love it! yeah makes perfect sense:)

A: No difference. They both mean the same.

I think the term lowkey is used a lot more these days though.

A: There is not a difference. Both mean that the parties will be casual :)

A: "Do you understand me?"

A: I guess? I don't think the concept of being DL has really been applied to lesbians/gay women in the same way as it has been to gay men (mainly because of how lesbians interact with each other and wider societal expectations/norms) but if you were clear about what you meant, I suppose you could use it. There are historical reasons for why DL primarily applies and refers to men, though, so you might find people don't really agree with or aren't used to the term being used for women.

A: × [DL] We are also preparing a new venture dead business that provides loans to venture companies at the same time as the release of new products.
✓ [DL] We are also preparing a new venture: a business that provides loans to companies at the same time as the release of new products.

A: × [DL] We would like to build a platform, a kind of bank, that collects money from the world, invests in growing industries, and promotes economic growth.
✓ [DL] We would like to build a platform, a kind of bank, that collects money from around the world, invests in growing industries, and promotes economic growth.

A: DL is short for ‘down low’. Something that could be secret, not many people know about it, or to not want to be known

Ex: Everyone is messaging me on Instagram so I’m going to be on the DL for a while.

Another good idiom is ‘ Off the radar’. Means the same thing.