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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A very minor scandal.

   "This article was the genesis of a small scandal in its day, a mere scandalette of little consequence."

Example

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"This article was the genesis of a small scandal in its day, a mere scandalette of little consequence."

Etymology

From scandal + -ette.

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