hush-hush

[ huhsh-huhsh ]

adjective

1. highly secret or confidential:

   a hush-hush political investigation.

hush-hush

adjective

1. informal.
   (esp of official work, documents, etc) secret; confidential

Word History and Origins

Origin of hush-hush¹

First recorded in 1915–20; reduplication based on hush

Related Words

• confidential