scandalette
scandalette noun: a very minor scandal.
Noun
scandalette (plural scandalettes)
- A very minor scandal.
- This article was the genesis of a small scandal in its day, a mere scandalette of little consequence.1964, Francisco Ayala, Death as a Way of Life, page 84
- In answer to something asked him, he says, "Oh, but that was a real scandal." Then turns to me and I say, “In contrast to now, which is a mere scandalette.”2005, Donald Richie, Leza Lowitz, The Japan Journals: 1947-2004, page 320
Forms of scandalette
| plural | scandalettes |
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Origin of scandalette
From scandal + -ette.
Questions about scandalette
- What does scandalette mean?
- Scandalette means a very minor scandal.
- What part of speech is scandalette?
- Scandalette is a noun.
- What is the plural of scandalette?
- The plural of scandalette is scandalettes.
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