chronique scandaleuse

noun

chro·​nique scan·​da·​leuse

krȯnēkskäⁿdȧlœ̅œ̅z

plural chroniques scandaleuses

"

: a history, biography, or report that stresses scandalous details

Word History

Etymology

French, literally, scandalous story

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