Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

glomar response

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.45 in modern English

Syllables
glo-mar re-sponse
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A response by a US government agency (etc) that it can "neither confirm nor deny" the existence of (secret) information which has been asked for.

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Etymology

So named because it was used in response to a request for records about the Glomar Explorer submarine-retrieval ship.

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What does glomar response mean?
A response by a US government agency (etc) that it can "neither confirm nor deny" the existence of (secret) information which has been asked for.
Where does glomar response come from?
So named because it was used in response to a request for records about the Glomar Explorer submarine-retrieval ship.

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