Refers to the act of suppressing or covering up a scandal, incident, or inconvenient truth, often by those in power.
The politician attempted to cover up the scandal.
The company was desperate to hush up the accident.
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Common mixed kana-kanji spelling.
Compound of 揉み (continuative form of 揉む 'to rub, crumple') and 消し (continuative form of 消す 'to erase, extinguish'), literally 'rub out and erase', metaphorically extended to mean 'cover up' or 'hush up'.