Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cloak-and-daggery

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: cloak-and-dag-gery
IPA

28

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

4

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Espionage, secrecy.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"[Richard] Moore's climb to the pinnacle of British cloak-and-daggery is a measure of the curious intimacy that sits alongside the ancient enmities that have often described Anglo-Irish relations."

Etymology

cloak-and-dagger + -y

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does cloak-and-daggery mean?: Espionage, secrecy.
Where does cloak-and-daggery come from?: cloak-and-dagger + -y

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