See Also:

confidential (oh) and old lag (oh)


confidential (oh)



spoken or written in secret and intended to be kept secret
::a confidential government report
::Doctors are required to keep patients' records completely confidential .
::The information will be regarded as strictly confidential (=completely confidential) .
a confidential way of speaking or behaving shows that you do not want Other people to know what you are saying
::His voice sank into a confidential whisper.
-- confidentially adv

old lag (oh)



n [C] BrE old-fashioned
[Date: 1800-1900; Origin: lag 'to send to prison' (1800-1900)]
someone who has been in prison many times