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noun

newsflash

NOOZ-flash
noun
1
A short urgent news bulletin interrupting regular programming to report something important.
"A newsflash cut into the football match to announce the resignation."
intj
1
Used sarcastically to point out something the listener should already know or that is painfully obvious.
""Newsflash: nobody actually enjoys Monday mornings.""

How to Use Newsflash

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishA short breaking-news bulletin, or, in casual speech, a sarcastic way to announce an obvious fact.

When to use it

The interjection use is informal and often sarcastic.

Word Forms

newsflashes plural

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A _____ cut into the football match to announce the resignation.

Etymology

From "news" plus "flash," in the sense of a sudden brief burst.

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