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Noun: skeleton in the closet (skeletons in the closet)
  1. A scandal that is kept secret
    "The politician's skeleton in the closet was finally revealed during the heated debate";
    - skeleton, skeleton in the cupboard

Derived forms: skeletons in the closet

Type of: outrage, scandal

Encyclopedia: Skeleton in the closet