secret squirrel
secret squirrel noun: someone who is being secretive.
Noun
secret squirrel (plural secret squirrels)
- Someone who is being secretive.
- I said, ‘Well, you can say what you like about Joe, I've never known him to give anything away — even when he should have done because I was working with him! Secret squirrel syndrome we used to call it in the army.’2008, Terence Strong, President Down, Simon & Schuster
- Christian was working on some Secret Squirrel project with Mike, and Wayne had his headphones in and was coding furiously.2010, R. P. Nathan, The Second Best Man, Cassiopeia Publishing, page 46
Forms of secret squirrel
| plural | secret squirrels |
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Origin of secret squirrel
From Secret Squirrel, a 1960s secret-agent cartoon character parodying James Bond.
Questions about secret squirrel
- What does secret squirrel mean?
- Secret squirrel means someone who is being secretive.
- What part of speech is secret squirrel?
- Secret squirrel is a noun.
- What is the plural of secret squirrel?
- The plural of secret squirrel is secret squirrels.
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