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junk food news

junk food news noun: news stories consisting of sensationalized trivia rather than serious and responsible journalism.

Noun

junk food news (uncountable)

  1. (derogatory) News stories consisting of sensationalized trivia rather than serious and responsible journalism.
    Synonyms:
    junk news

Synonyms of junk food news

Origin of junk food news

First used in print by Carl Jensen in the March 1983 edition of Penthouse.

Questions about junk food news

What does junk food news mean?
Junk food news means news stories consisting of sensationalized trivia rather than serious and responsible journalism.
What part of speech is junk food news?
Junk food news is a noun.

Words near junk food news in the dictionary

  1. junk email
  2. junk emails
  3. junk fee
  4. junk fees
  5. junk food
  6. junk food news
  7. junk foods
  8. junk gun
  9. junk guns
  10. junk head
  11. junk heads

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