cryppie

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Diminutive, +‎ -ie.

Pronunciation[edit]

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Noun[edit]

cryppie (plural cryppies)

  1. (slang) A cryptographer.
    • 2011, Samantha Seiple, Ghosts in the Fog, page 11:
      Joe oversaw a team of one hundred cryppies, translators, typists, punch card operators, and clerks. Their top secret work involved cracking the Japanese naval traffic codes […]
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