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lwk

lwk is the abbreviation of low-key.

Meaning of low-key

Adverb

low-key (comparative more low-key, superlative most low-key)

  1. (colloquial) In a low-key or surreptitious manner; secretively; understatedly; on the down-low.
    Synonyms:
    furtively
  2. (Canada, US, colloquial) Used as a downtoner; kind of.
    • I'm low key salty about the way that nigga did you but it seems like he still cares about you.2015, Lady Onyxx, Started From The Top Now I'm Here 3, page 81
  3. (colloquial, African-American Vernacular) Actually; seriously.
    • Lowkey if you talk about any woman like this you gotta die2025 April 2, @wenchjaime, Twitter, archived from the original on 21 Jan 2026

See all 5 meanings of low-key

Adverb capitalized: LWK

LWK

  1. (Internet, abbreviation) Abbreviation of low-key.

Questions about lwk

What is lwk the abbreviation of?
Lwk is the abbreviation of low-key.
What part of speech is lwk?
Lwk is an adverb.

Words near lwk in the dictionary

  1. lweis
  2. Lwena
  3. Lwin
  4. Lwins
  5. LWIR
  6. lwk
  7. lwky
  8. LWL
  9. LWM
  10. LWN
  11. LWNJ

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Adapted from Wiktionary: lwk (page history and authors); LWK (page history and authors); low-key (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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