dirty linen

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dirty laundry
Noun
  • Antisemitism, misogyny, anti-LGBTQ rhetoric and his constant airing of family dirty laundry have plagued the Grammy winner for nearly a decade, in parallel with his flirtations with MAGA and Christian salvation.
    Matt Donnelly, Variety, 22 Sep. 2025
  • Dating from around May 26, 1593, this is a dirty laundry list of allegations, either written or dictated by Baines.
    Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025
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“Dirty linen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dirty%20linen. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.

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