cryptoquip

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English

Etymology

From crypto- +‎ quip.

Noun

cryptoquip (plural cryptoquips)

  1. A cryptogram puzzle that leads to a saying or quotation.
    • 1995, Pamela Bauer, Elise Title, Tiffany White, Valentine Bachelors, page 256:
      The other was a cryptoquip that came in the mail, addressed to Allison. There was no letter attached, no return address, only a St. Paul postmark. The clue said that t equalled a.
    • 2013, Noel Nation, The Education of a Teacher, page 18:
      I opened it to find that he had solved a cryptoquip and framed it. It was a quote from Los Angeles Dodger manager Tommy Lasorda.