nonscandal

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noun

An incident that is not a scandal.

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Meanings

nounnonscandal (plural nonscandals)

plural nonscandals

  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.

    2007 July 6, The New York Times, “Pop and Rock Listings”, in New York Times

Origin

From non- + scandal.

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APA

nonscandal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonscandal

MLA

“nonscandal.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonscandal. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nonscandal,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonscandal.

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