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skunkworks

skunk·works [ skúngk wùrks ]


noun 
Definition:
 
U.S. department performing secret research: a department or laboratory, especially one involved in secret cutting-edge research and development ( informal ) ( usually takes a singular verb )

[Mid-20th century. <Skonk Works, place in the comic strip L'il Abner by Al Capp]
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