scooplet
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]Noun
[edit]scooplet (plural scooplets)
- (journalism) A minor scoop or exclusive.
- 2008, Tiki Barber, Tiki: My Life in the Game and Beyond, page 14:
- There it was. A minor little news scooplet that I let slip out in front of a phalanx of hungry New York media people. I hinted at the truth: If Tom Coughlin had not remained as head coach of the Giants, I might still be in a Giants uniform.
- 2009, Peter Burden, News of the World?: Fake Sheikhs and Royal Trappings:
- Thus, a steady run of small, intimate scooplets interspersed with the occasional meaty piece had kept him afloat for the past few years.