scooplet

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English

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Etymology

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From scoop +‎ -let.

Noun

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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.