"scandalette" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: scandalettes [plural]
Etymology: scandal + -ette Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|scandal|ette|id2=diminutive}} scandal + -ette Head templates: {{en-noun}} scandalette (plural scandalettes)
  1. A very minor scandal.
    Sense id: en-scandalette-en-noun-~A0K0Dqe Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ette (diminutive)

Inflected forms

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