dramaticule

noun

dra·​mat·​i·​cule

|ə̇ˌkyül

plural -s

: a little or insignificant drama

Word History

Etymology

Late Latin dramat-, drama drama + English -i- + -cule (from Latin -culus, diminutive suffix)

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