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标  题: Slang of the day
发信站: 哈工大紫丁香 (2002年08月09日11:03:41 星期五), 站内信件


hush-hush

Definition: Very secret.

Example: 1) The operation was so hush-hush that even the commanding officer 
didn't know all of the details.

2) Let's keep that information hush-hush, OK?

Etymology: 'Hush' means 'quiet'. So something that is 'hush-hush' should not
 be discussed or exposed in public. This phrase dates back to Word War I, wh
en it referred to military secrets.

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