secretcoderule
nounUK /ˈsiː.krɪt kəʊd ruːl/
US /ˈsiː.krɪt koʊd ruːl/
A secret code rule is a special rule that tells you how to hide or read a secret message.
We used a secretcoderule to turn our names into funny symbols.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. A rule in a game that players keep hidden from others.
The secretcoderule made the game extra tricky because nobody knew it.
3. A private guideline a group follows without telling outsiders.
The club had a secretcoderule about their special handshake.
4. A hidden pattern used to solve a puzzle.
She found the secretcoderule and finished the puzzle in minutes.
5. A made-up rule for changing letters into numbers.
Our secretcoderule turned every A into a 1.