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pseudosecret

noun

Etymology

From pseudo- + secret.

  1. derived from *krey-✻
  2. derived from sēcrētus
  3. derived from secret
  4. inherited from secrette
  5. prefixed as pseudosecret — “pseudo + secret”

Definitions

  1. A supposed secret that is not actually secret

    A supposed secret that is not actually secret; open secret.

    • For a real secret he substitutes a pseudosecret, though in doing so he cannot help telling the attentive reader that there is a secret there.
    • Thus, pseudosecrets can also become a way of maintaining generational and sexual boundaries in the family.
    • Diplomats succeed by appealing to the better side of human nature, to shared interests and values, and to shared culture and humanity, and shared pseudosecrets are an excellent way to break the ice.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for pseudosecret. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA