What does "churnalize" mean?

To copy and paste (a news story) from one source into another, especially into a blog.

How do you pronounce "churnalize"?

Pronounced //ˈtʃɜːn(ə)laɪz//.

//ˈtʃɜːn(ə)laɪz// verb, slang

verb, slang ·Uncommon ·College level

Verb

1
To copy and paste (a news story) from one source into another, especially into a blog. informal, transitive
"For quotations using this term, see Citations:churnalize."

"For quotations using this term, see Citations:churnalize."

Blend of churn + journalize; back-formation from churnalism.

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