dirty laundry
dirty laundry
nounDefinition of DIRTY LAUNDRY
: private matters whose public exposure brings distress and embarrassment —called also dirty linen
See Examples of DIRTY LAUNDRY
- The company is trying to keep its dirty laundry from being aired in public.
First Known Use of DIRTY LAUNDRY
1967
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