need-to-know

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need-to-know

adjective

idiomatic, not comparable (of information) given to another only when necessary. 10 to 2 a.m., X, Yogi DMT and a box of Krispy Kremes In my need-to-know post just outside of Area 51 Contemplating the whole "Chosen People" thingy When just a flaming stealth banana split the sky Like one would hope, but never really expect to see in a place like this

noun need-to-knows

Something that one needs to know; a piece of necessary information.

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@misc{need_to_know_2026,
  title = {need-to-know},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/need-to-know},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}