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hush-up

hush-up noun: censorship; blue-penciling.

Noun

hush-up (plural hush-ups)

  1. censorship; blue-penciling

Forms of hush-up

pluralhush-ups

Questions about hush-up

What does hush-up mean?
Hush-up means censorship; blue-penciling.
What part of speech is hush-up?
Hush-up is a noun.
What is the plural of hush-up?
The plural of hush-up is hush-ups.

Words near hush-up in the dictionary

  1. hush shop
  2. hush shops
  3. hush up
  4. hush'd
  5. hush-hush
  6. hush-up
  7. hush-ups
  8. hushabied
  9. hushabies
  10. hushable
  11. hushaby

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