"hush-hush" meaning in English

See hush-hush in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more hush-hush [comparative], most hush-hush [superlative]
Head templates: {{en-adj}} hush-hush (comparative more hush-hush, superlative most hush-hush)
  1. Secret, not spoken of (or spoken of only in hushed whispers between insiders).
    Sense id: en-hush-hush-en-adj-chcPM0Z4 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English reduplicated coordinated pairs, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 54 46 Disambiguation of English reduplicated coordinated pairs: 54 46 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 59 41 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 70 30

Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} hush-hush (uncountable)
  1. secrecy; covert operation Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-hush-hush-en-noun-n1AvlXFo Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English reduplicated coordinated pairs Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 54 46 Disambiguation of English reduplicated coordinated pairs: 54 46
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