cypher

noun/ˈsaɪfər/ 🔊 listen

Cypher (also spelled cipher) has two main meanings: in cryptography, a secret code or encryption system used to encode messages; in hip-hop culture, a circle of rappers freestyling in turn. Both involve a kind of secret, improvised language.

📖 Meanings

1a secret code or encryption system used to hide or decode messages
"The spy used a complex cypher to encode the message." — (a cryptographic code)
2a hip-hop gathering where rappers freestyle in a circle, taking turns
"The cypher at the festival was legendary — everyone brought their best bars." — (an improvised rap circle)

🔄 Related words

freestyle →bars →flow →

💬 Phrases

join the cypherkill the cypherBET cyphercypher session
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