Short for "Dirty Little Secret"
Self-explanatory. A secret thing (such as a love affair, or shameful thought) that you don't want anybody to know. The phrase was popularized by the song "Dirty Little Secret" by the All-American Rejects.
Yeah, we see each other every week and my wife doesn't know. She's my DLS.
Men, usually black or latino, who partake in heterosexual relationships, but also engage in homosexual activities with other men at "oppurtune" times. These homosexual encouters happen purely for sex not a relationship or emotional connection. Over 73% of black males, as reported on Oprah, are on The DL.
J.L. King on Oprah, was once on "The DL."
Meaning on the down low a turm used mostly by black homosexuals who are in the closet or the down low
down low when want to keep something between you and someone else also known as a secret
man 1: ay yo man i got 3 dollars and i owe him three dollars keep it on the dl
To engage in an interaction, usually on a sexually basis, that involves no one but the two parties involved.
Will u meet me Aaron? Yeah, but only if we keep it on the dl.