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SKELETON IN THE CLOSET
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Dictionary entry overview: What does skeleton in the closet mean?
• SKELETON IN THE CLOSET (noun)
The noun SKELETON IN THE CLOSET has 1 sense:
1. a scandal that is kept secret
Familiarity information: SKELETON IN THE CLOSET used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• SKELETON IN THE CLOSET (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A scandal that is kept secret
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural events
Synonyms:
skeleton; skeleton in the closet; skeleton in the cupboard
Context example:
there must be a skeleton somewhere in that family's closet
Hypernyms ("skeleton in the closet" is a kind of...):
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