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Black Hole of Calcutta, the (oh) and sneaking (oh)


Black Hole of Calcutta, the (oh)



a small room used as a prison in Calcutta, India. In 1756, 146 British prisoners were put into it, and most of them died in one night. People sometimes say that a small very crowded room or dark place is "like the Black Hole of Calcutta".

sneaking (oh)



have a sneaking feeling/suspicion/admiration
to have a feeling about something or someone, but to not say anything about it because you are not sure or you might be embarrassed
::I always had a sneaking admiration for him.
::She had a sneaking suspicion that he was lying.