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Adjective: hole-and-corner  'hówlun 'kornu(r)
  1. Relating to the peripheral and unimportant aspects of life
    "a hole-and-corner life in some obscure community"
    - hole-in-corner
     
  2. Conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods
    "hole-and-corner intrigue"
    - clandestine, cloak-and-dagger, hugger-mugger, hush-hush, secret, surreptitious, undercover, underground

See also: covert, insignificant, unimportant

Nearest

holding yard
holdout
holdover
holdup
holdup man
hole
hole card
hole in one
hole out
hole up
hole-and-corner
hole-in-corner
hole-in-the-wall
holey
holibut
holiday
holiday home
holiday resort
holiday season
holidaymaker
holier-than-thou