Meaning of counter-password | Babel Free

Definitions

The response to a password, which identities the person to whom the password is given as the correct contact.

Examples

“All this is the cultural equivalent of spy movies in which the hero must look⟳ for a man wearing a green carnation, mumble, “The thrush flies at midnight,” and listen⟳ for the counter-password.”

“He had rehearsed his own⟳ counter-password over and over again throughout that time, as he nervously looked at his watch⟳ and wondered what could have⟳ gone wrong.”

“Give⟳ him the password 'Charlton Athletic for the Cup', and he will give⟳ the counter-password 'Tottenham Hotspurs for the League'.”

“We had an angry dialogue for a couple of minutes and could not establish⟳ the password and counter-password.”

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