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- Dictionaryhole-and-corner/ˌhəʊlən(d)ˈkɔːnə/
adjective
- 1. attempting to avoid public notice; secret: "a hole-and-corner wedding"
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The meaning of HOLE-AND-CORNER is being or carried on in a place away from public view : clandestine.
hole-and-corner in American English. (ˈhoulənˈkɔrnər) adjective. 1. secretive; clandestine; furtive. The political situation was full of hole-and-corner intrigue. 2. trivial and colorless. She was living a hole-and-corner existence of daily drudgery.
Hole-and-corner definition: secretive; clandestine; furtive. See examples of HOLE-AND-CORNER used in a sentence.
conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods. “ hole-and-corner intrigue”. synonyms: clandestine, cloak-and-dagger, hugger-mugger, hush-hush, secret, surreptitious, undercover, underground. covert. secret or hidden; not openly practiced or engaged in or shown or avowed. adjective.
Define hole-and-corner. hole-and-corner synonyms, hole-and-corner pronunciation, hole-and-corner translation, English dictionary definition of hole-and-corner. adj. Being in a secret place; conducted secretly.
Definition of hole-and-corner adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Hole-and-corner definition: secretive; clandestine; furtive. See examples of HOLE-AND-CORNER used in a sentence.