Pseudosecret

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    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."

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"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."

Etymology

From pseudo- + secret.

Related phrases

open secret

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