Surprisingly, quietly muscular — the person who dresses in layers or baggy clothes and then one day wears something fitted and everyone collectively loses their mind. Low key buff is a beloved social phenomenon: the person who was never clocked as someone who lifts suddenly reveals they've been built the whole time. It's also used in gaming for subtle balance changes that turn out to be more impactful than anyone realized at the time. Either way, low key buff is about hidden strength revealed.
He wore a fitted shirt for the first time and now everyone knows — dude has been low key buff this whole time.
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