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skeletons in the closet

skeletons in the closet is the plural of skeleton in the closet.

Meaning of skeleton in the closet

Noun

skeleton in the closet (plural skeletons in the closet or skeletons in the closets)

  1. (US, idiomatic) A shameful secret.
    • "Humph!" she vouchsafed. Then, showing her old-time interest, she went on: "But, say, it is queer, his speakin' to you, honestly, Miss Pollyanna. He don't speak ter no one; and he lives all alone in a great big lovely house all full of jest grand things, they say. Some says he's crazy, and some...1913, Eleanor H. Porter, chapter 9, in Pollyanna, L.C. Page, →OCLC

Questions about skeletons in the closet

What is skeletons in the closet the plural of?
Skeletons in the closet is the plural of skeleton in the closet.

Words near skeletons in the closet in the dictionary

  1. skeletonry
  2. skeletons
  3. skeletons in one's closet
  4. skeletons in one's closets
  5. skeletons in one's house
  6. skeletons in the closet
  7. skeletons in the closets
  8. skeletons in the cupboard
  9. skeletons in the cupboards
  10. skeletons in the house
  11. skeletonweed

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