hush-hush English

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What does hush-hush mean?

hush-hush

— adjective (= clandestine, cloak-and-dagger, hole-and-corner, secret, surreptitious, undercover, underground) conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods clandestine intelligence operations cloak-and-dagger activities behind enemy lines hole-and-corner intrigue secret missions a secret agent secret sales of arms surreptitious mobilization of troops an undercover investigation underground resistance

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undercover

secret

surreptitious

underground

restricted

hugger-mugger

hole-and-corner

cloak-and-dagger

clandestine

unlisted

undisclosed

under-the-table

under-the-counter

under wraps

top-secret

sub-rosa

spy

sneaking

sneak

skulking

secret agent

sealed

privy

occult

mystic

lurking

ex-directory

dark

covert

collusive

backstairs

backstair

arcane