hidden booty
- noun
- The adventurers searched the ruins for hidden booty left behind by ancient kings.
Examples
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The pirates buried their hidden booty on a remote island.
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Legend says there is hidden booty in the old pirate cave.
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After hours of digging, the group finally uncovered the hidden booty beneath the oak tree.
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They discovered a stash of hidden booty in the old house.
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Legend says there is hidden booty in the old pirate cave.
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After hours of digging, the group finally uncovered the hidden booty beneath the oak tree.
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They discovered a stash of hidden booty in the old house.
Synonyms
Valuable things or money taken illegally, often during a raid
A hidden store of money or things kept for later
A group of many valuable or interesting items found unexpectedly
Valuable things hidden underground, like gold or jewels
A secret collection of money or valuable things hidden for later use
Valuable things like money or jewels that were hidden long ago
Valuable things that someone keeps out of sight so others cannot find them easily
Valuable things like gold or coins hidden under the ground, often by pirates
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'treasure or valuable items that have been concealed' is directly and compositionally derived from 'hidden' (concealed) + 'booty' (valuable items/plunder). There is no idiomatic or metaphorical shift in the phrase, so a B1 learner who knows both words would readily infer the MWE's meaning.
Etymology
Hidden booty comes from pirate and treasure stories: imagine pirates burying a chest of booty and putting it somewhere hidden, like under a tree or in a cave. So, hidden booty means 'treasure' or valuable things kept secret.