fish wrap

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

A newspaper or magazine, especially one whose news reports are considered uninteresting or unreliable and whose editorial opinions are regarded with indifference or disapproval.

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-fish wrap.wav

fish wrap fish wraps fishwrap fish-wrap

From the traditional practice of wrapping takeaway fish and chips in sheets of newspaper.

fish wrapper rag

yellow journalism yesterday's fish and chips

fish-wrap

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