scooplet

English

Etymology

scoop +‎ -let

Noun

scooplet (plural scooplets)

1. (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.