under-the-table

[uhn-der-thuh-tey-buhl]

un·der-the-ta·ble

[uhn-der-thuh-tey-buhl]
adjective
transacted in secret or in an underhanded manner.

Origin:
1945–50
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Under-the-table has a plethora of syllables.
So is sesquipedalianism. Does it mean:
given to using long words.
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C14H9Cl5, usually derived from chloral by reaction with chlorobenzene in the presence of fuming sulfuric acid: used as an insecticide and as a scabicide and pediculicide: agricultural use prohibited in the U.S.
WordNet
under-the-table

adjective
designed and carried out secretly or confidentially; "a sub-rosa report"; "has their under-the-table backing" [syn: sub-rosa
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