English Explanatory Dictionary

The S*n

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. Censored spelling of the Sun, a British tabloid newspaper.

Word forms

The S*n

Etymology

From the name of the UK newspaper The Sun, implying that even referring to it by name is offensive. Used particularly in Liverpool since shortly after the Hillsborough disaster in 1989, which The Sun falsely attributed to hooliganism by Liverpool FC fans.

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