double life
Betegnelse for en tilværelse, hvor en person skjuler et parallelt liv — typisk kriminalitet, hemmelige relationer eller misbrug — bag en tilsyneladende normal facade. Bruges i true crime om gerningsmænd, hvis nære omgivelser ikke anede, hvad der foregik bag overfladen.
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