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HOLE-AND-CORNER
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Dictionary entry overview: What does hole-and-corner mean?
• HOLE-AND-CORNER (adjective)
The adjective HOLE-AND-CORNER has 2 senses:
1. relating to the peripheral and unimportant aspects of life
2. conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods
Familiarity information: HOLE-AND-CORNER used as an adjective is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Relating to the peripheral and unimportant aspects of life
Synonyms:
hole-and-corner; hole-in-corner
Context example:
a hole-and-corner life in some obscure community
Similar:
insignificant; unimportant (devoid of importance, meaning, or force)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods
Synonyms:
clandestine; cloak-and-dagger; hole-and-corner; hugger-mugger; hush-hush; secret; surreptitious; undercover; underground
Context example:
underground resistance
Similar:
covert (secret or hidden; not openly practiced or engaged in or shown or avowed)
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