Hush-hush Definition

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adjective
Very secret; most confidential.
Webster's New World
Secret, not spoken of (spoken of only in hushed whispers between insiders).
The spy program was very hush-hush, no one ever spoke of it.
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Hush-hush Sentence Examples

  • The whole business is hush-hush.

  • We tried to run him down but he was hush-hush with every­one at World Wide on his new job and where he was going.

  • The FBI likes to keep our work on these cases very hush-hush.

  • Of course, the news of Jennie Garth has been hush-hush by ABC, who typically does not release the names of the contestants until shortly before the new season begins.

  • For years people tended to be hush-hush about wearing shapewear, like it was a big secret or something to be ashamed of.

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