how to make tar exclude hidden directories

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When I want to exclude directories when taring, I typically use syntax like this:

tar -zcf /backup/backup.tar.gz --exclude="/home/someuser/.ssh" /home/someuser

How can I modify this to exclude all hidden directories, for example, in addition to .ssh/, I also want to exclude .vnc/, .wine/, etc.

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