UNDERCOVER

clandestine, cloak-and-dagger, hole-and-corner, hugger-mugger, hush-hush, secret, surreptitious, undercover, underground

(adjective) conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods; “clandestine intelligence operations”; “cloak-and-dagger activities behind enemy lines”; “hole-and-corner intrigue”; “secret missions”; “a secret agent”; “secret sales of arms”; “surreptitious mobilization of troops”; “an undercover investigation”; “underground resistance”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

undercover (comparative more undercover, superlative most undercover)

Performed or happening in secret.

Employed or engaged in spying or secret investigation.

Synonyms

• clandestine

• See also covert

Noun

undercover (plural undercovers)

A person who works undercover.

Verb

undercover (third-person singular simple present undercovers, present participle undercovering, simple past and past participle undercovered)

To provide too little coverage.

Source: Wiktionary



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Coffee Trivia

According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by Alcaldía Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de Bolívar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.

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