muckrake
English
Etymology
muck + rake
Noun
muckrake (plural muckrakes)
- A rake for scraping up dung.
Verb
muckrake (third-person singular simple present muckrakes, present participle muckraking, simple past and past participle muckraked)
- (intransitive) To search for and expose corruption or scandal, especially as a form of investigative journalism.