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Noun Concept
Categories: LGBT linguistics, Secrecy
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open secret
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Something that is supposed to be secret but is generally known WordNet 3.0
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Something that is supposed to be secret but is generally known WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
The phrase open secret refers to information that was originally intended to be confidential but has at some point been disclosed and is known to many people. Wikipedia
Concept, fact, or idea that is widely known yet officially undeclared. Wikipedia Disambiguation
Something that is easily knowable in practice but "officially" secret, or acknowledged by only a few Wikidata
Something which is officially secret and not talked about but is in reality widely known. OmegaWiki
Information that is widely known, but not acknowledged openly. Wiktionary
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Their love affair was an open secret WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
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