low-key
Gen Z#lifestyleMeaning. Describes something subtle, quiet, or kept on the down-low; also means 'kind of.'
See it in a sentence
I'm low-key nervous about the test.
How each generation says it
The closest equivalent for this idea in every generation.
- Gen Z · this onelow-key,lowkey
- Gen AlphaHaven't found the match yet.
- MillennialHaven't found the match yet.
- Gen XHaven't found the match yet.
- BoomerHaven't found the match yet.
- Plain Englishdescribes something subtle, quiet, or kept on the down-low
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