code word

NOUN

secret word

Synonyms

WEAK

code book code name euphemism password secret language secret message secret writing watchword

Example Sentences

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And given AI can now copy anybody’s voice in minutes, gather the family together and decide on a secret code word to use, to verify emergency calls are really coming who they say they are.

From The Wall Street Journal

In the age of deepfakes, every family needs a code word, writes Julie Jargon.

From The Wall Street Journal

Do you have a code word for your family, and have you ever had to use it?

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Don’t change the code word unless you need to.

From The Wall Street Journal

Jesse Ohlsson, a retired Air Force senior master sergeant in Carthage, N.Y., has had the same “oddball” code word with his two grown sons since they were young boys, when he came up with the word to ensure they didn’t go off with an unauthorized adult.

From The Wall Street Journal