Skeleton in the closet

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Skeleton in the closet (idiom) or skeleton in the cupboard is a phrase used to describe a shameful secret.

The origin of the phrase is unknown.

It may also refer to:

Films

Skeleton in the Closet (1965 film) (also known as Secrets Behind the Wall), a Japanese film by Kōji Wakamatsu
Skeletons in the Closet (2001 film), a film starring Treat Williams
Skeletons in the Closet (2007 film), a Korean film nominated for the 2nd Asian Film Awards

"Skeleton in the Closet", by Louis Armstrong and His Band
"Skeleton in the Closet", by the Cornbugs on the 2001 album Cemetery Pinch
"Skeletons in the Closet", by Alice Cooper on the 1981 album Special Forces
"Skeletons in the Closet", by Infernäl Mäjesty on the 1987 album None Shall Defy
"Skeletons in the Closet", by Nat Gonella & His Georgians
"Skeleton In The Cupboard", 1953 composition by Leslie Statham
"A Skeleton in the Closet", by Anthrax on the 1987 album Among the Living
"Skeleton in Closet", by Eddie Murphy on the 1997 album Greatest Comedy Hits

"The Skeleton in the Closet - A Halloween Tradition," 2013 Children's book by Chad Shea, Illustrated by Danielle Beu of The Beu Sisters
Skeletons in the Closet, 1982 novel by Elizabeth Linington
A Skeleton in the Closet: A Novel, 1893 novel by E. D. E. N. Southworth
"The Skeleton in the Closet", 1860s short story by Edward Everett Hale
The Skeleton in the Closet, 2003 children's book by Curtis Jobling
The Skeleton in the Cupboard, 1860 novel by Harriet Anne Scott
The Skeleton in the Cupboard, 1988 novel by Anna Haycraft
Cakes and Ale: or, the Skeleton in the Cupboard, 1930 novel by W. Somerset Maugham

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