below-the-radar

adjective

be·​low-the-ra·​dar
: not prominent, widely noticed, or well-known
… the contemporary below-the-radar hip-hop scene in South-central Los Angeles.Publishers Weekly, 3 Apr. 2000
Gershon plays the leader of a below-the-radar girl group …Diane Vadino, Spin, November 2003
The Internet has created an almost limitless battlefield for below-the-radar attacks.Michael Isikoff et al., Newsweek, 21 Jan. 2008

Word History

First Known Use

1992, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of below-the-radar was in 1992

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“Below-the-radar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/below-the-radar. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.

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