airing one's dirty laundry in public

A form of air one's dirty laundry in public — To reveal one's sordid secrets to the public.

Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of air one's dirty laundry in public
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APA

airing one's dirty laundry in public. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/airing%20one's%20dirty%20laundry%20in%20public

MLA

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “airing one's dirty laundry in public,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/airing%20one's%20dirty%20laundry%20in%20public.

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