fishwrap
fishwrap is the alternative form of fish wrap.
Meaning of fish wrap
Noun
fish wrap (countable and uncountable, plural fish wraps)
- A newspaper or magazine, especially one whose news reports are considered uninteresting or unreliable and whose editorial opinions are regarded with indifference or disapproval.
- Just as the sports pages are a first-read when the home team is hot and fish wrap when they are not, consumers tuned out when the market tanked, snapping off CNBC and leaving their business magazines in the to-do pile.2005 May 30, David Carr, “Bad Business For Magazines About Business”, in New York Times, retrieved 02 Dec 2020
- Synonyms:
- fish wrapper, rag
Forms of fishwrap
| plural | fishwraps |
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Questions about fishwrap
- What is fishwrap the alternative form of?
- Fishwrap is the alternative form of fish wrap.
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