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Newszak

Newszak is the alternative form of Newzak.

Meaning of Newzak

Noun

Newzak (uncountable)

  1. (derogatory) News reporting that aims to entertain more than to inform.
    • These pundits intone Newzak like priests each evening, every now and again breaking off for a 'message', this being the consumer aspect of Newzak[…]1979, Malcolm Muggeridge, Things past, page 209

Questions about Newszak

What is Newszak the alternative form of?
Newszak is the alternative form of Newzak.

Words near Newszak in the dictionary

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

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