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hush-hush

[huhsh-huhsh] / ˈhʌʃˌhʌʃ /


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"It's like things have taken a turn. The gloves are off. And everything that used to be hush hush is now just . . . out in the open."

From Salon • Feb. 12, 2020

‘Got a meeting, vee vee hush hush, can’t say who!’ said my agent.

From The Guardian • Jul. 20, 2019

And I went down to meet with him, and then I met with him further, and it was all kept very hush hush.

From MSNBC • Jun. 19, 2019

She noted that the family's social media presence would be quiet for a while because the network "has kind of told us to hush hush."

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 27, 2014

“Oh, hush, hush, my child!” said Van Helsing.

From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker




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