scandal stories, plural noun phrase

Origin:
AfrikaansShow more Calqued on Afrikaans skinderstories gossip (skinder to gossip + stories stories).
skinder stories, see skinder verb sense 2.
1977 Cape Times 5 Feb. 1Mr Vorster had rejected Dr W—’s recently published attacks, alleging that the..chairman had not levelled constructive criticism but had indulged in ‘scandal stories’.
1978 Daily Dispatch 22 Sept. 1His withdrawal came after a report..that he had been a victim of ‘scandal stories’ during the ‘cat-and-dog’ fight for the premiership.
1983 Seek Dec. 4The evidence..was one sided and weak...The articles..encourage the spread of scandal stories involving the country’s military forces.
1984 Fair Lady 22 Feb. 134Cruel scandal stories hinting at anorexia and fights..could not be passed off as a joke.
skinder stories, see skinder verb sense 2.
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19771984
scandal, verb intransitivev.schaapwachter, nounn.
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