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newsy

/ˈn(j)uːzi/

newsy adjective: containing lots of news; informative.

Adjective

newsy (comparative newsier, superlative newsiest)

  1. Containing lots of news; informative.
  2. Chatty, gossipy.

Noun

newsy (plural newsies)

  1. (US, informal) Someone selling newspapers; a newsboy.
  2. (Canada, US, informal) A journalist, especially a reporter.
    • Taken together, these websites resembled something of a first-person news network, a collective form of collaborative news-gathering. Ordinary people were transforming into 'amateur newsies', […]2006, Stuart Allan, Online News: Journalism And The Internet, page 61
    • “Love life among the grown-ups, better ask a newsie, you really want to know. Those guys get around.”2025, Thomas Pynchon, Shadow Ticket, Jonathan Cape, page 7

Forms of newsy

Adjective
comparativenewsier
superlativenewsiest
Noun
pluralnewsies

Origin of newsy

From news + -y.

Words formed from newsy

Words that rhyme with newsy

Questions about newsy

What does newsy mean?
Newsy means containing lots of news; informative.
What part of speech is newsy?
Newsy can be an adjective or a noun.
How do you pronounce newsy?
Newsy is pronounced /ˈn(j)uːzi/.

Words near newsy in the dictionary

  1. newsworthy
  2. newswriter
  3. newswriters
  4. newswriting
  5. newswritings
  6. newsy
  7. Newszak
  8. newszine
  9. newszines
  10. newt
  11. newtake

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