Low-key/High-key

Gen Z Slang

Definition

- Low-key: subtly or mildly; understated, kept quiet or private. - High-key: openly and strongly; emphatic, obvious, or intense.

Examples

"I'm low-key excited about the concert, just keeping it on the down-low."

"He's high-key obsessed with that show and won't stop talking about it."

"I was low-key hoping to keep it quiet, but now I'm high-key proud of how it turned out."