Nonscandal
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 An incident that is not a scandal.
"Little controversy followed, however, and the memory all but disappeared after Ms. Hill’s nonscandal — mouthing an angry “What?!” when a competitor won a prize — at the Country Music Association Awards six months later."
Example
More examples"Little controversy followed, however, and the memory all but disappeared after Ms. Hill’s nonscandal — mouthing an angry “What?!” when a competitor won a prize — at the Country Music Association Awards six months later."
Etymology
From non- + scandal.
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