Newzak

noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    News reporting that aims to entertain more than to inform. derogatory, uncountable

    "These pundits intone Newzak like priests each evening, every now and again breaking off for a 'message', this being the consumer aspect of Newzak[…]"

Example

More examples

"These pundits intone Newzak like priests each evening, every now and again breaking off for a 'message', this being the consumer aspect of Newzak[…]"

Etymology

Blend of news + Muzak, coined by Malcolm Muggeridge.

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