secret language
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In its whimsically byzantine rules, the king of hearts is dubbed Heart the Lover, and the game’s secret language accompanies the trio through their lives.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 9, 2025
“And it was very intentional when she was using the language because it was her secret language with her dad. So I didn’t have a lot of Japanese dialogue.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 5, 2024
Fan rituals are a time-honored tradition that bond people together into permanent friendships, creating what can often feel like a secret language shared by only a few.
From Salon • Dec. 26, 2022
In terms of outsider artists, Melvin Way is probably my favorite because he too has his own secret language and he’s not explaining it to anybody.
From New York Times • Jan. 5, 2022
Jaime comforted her by speaking to her in the same secret language he reserved for animals and for the smallest children in the hospital, until she gradually relaxed.
From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende
