Alt-weekly

noun, slang

noun, slang ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    An alternative newspaper published weekly. informal

    "Alt-weeklies are known for their investigative journalism."

Example

More examples

"Alt-weeklies are known for their investigative journalism."

Etymology

From alt- + weekly.

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