It's the Word of the Day podcast for February 28th.
Today's word is cryptic.
Spelled C-R-Y-P-T-I-C.
Cryptic is an adjective.
Something described as cryptic has or seems to have a hidden meaning or is difficult to understand.
Here's the word used in a sentence from the LA Times by Tim Grierson.
When Neon first met with Longleg's writer-director Osgoode Perkins,
Parkes' team pitched a cryptic viral ad campaign that put viewers in the perspective of Maika Monroe's detective.
We give the audience these clues that they can piece together to unlock the mystery of the film,
Parkes explains.
The history of the word cryptic starts with cryptine, a Greek word meaning to hide or conceal.
Can you uncover other cryptine relatives in English?
Not surprisingly, the word crypt, meaning underground chamber,
is one, as is the name of the element crypton.
Cryptine also gave us several words having to do with secret codes,
such as cryptogram and cryptography.
And cryptocurrency is currency that exists digitally and that relies on computer encryption,
or secret code, to prevent counterfeiting and fraud.
With your Word of the Day, I'm Peter Sokolowski.