cloak-and-dagger
adjective
cloak-and-dag·ger ˈklōk-ən(d)-ˈda-gər 
: dealing in or suggestive of melodramatic intrigue and action usually involving secret agents and espionage
a cloak-and-dagger novel
cloak-and-dagger noun
Word History
First Known Use
1860, in the meaning defined above
cloak-and-dagger
noun
as in counterintelligence
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- counterintelligence
- espionage
- counterespionage
- spying
- wiretapping
- bugging
- reconnaissance
- eavesdropping
- intelligence
- surveillance
- observation
- tradecraft
- lowdown
- dope
- goods
- frown
- frown (at or on)
- frown (on or upon)
- frown at or on
- frown on
- frown on or upon
- frown on/upon
- frown upon
- frowned
- frowned (at or on)
- frowned (on or upon)
- frowned at or on
- frowned on
- frowned on or upon
- frowned upon
- frowner
- frowners
- frowning
- frowning (at or on)
- frowning (on or upon)
- frowning at or on
- frowning on
- frowning on or upon
- frowning upon
- frowninglier