Newses
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 gossip.
"There was no poor-law in the Isle of Man fifty years ago ... He was welcomed in a spirit of charity that had not a particle of pride in it, but he earned his board by bringing the "newses" from other places."
- 2 plural of news form-of, nonstandard, plural, rare
"On a typical day, customers will stream out with 125 USA Todays, 250 to 300 Wall Street Journals, 300 to 350 Daily Newses, 550 to 600 New York Timeses, and 4,500 to 5,000 New York Posts."
Example
More examples"There was no poor-law in the Isle of Man fifty years ago ... He was welcomed in a spirit of charity that had not a particle of pride in it, but he earned his board by bringing the "newses" from other places."
Etymology
news + -es
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