scandal sheet

scandal sheet
A tabloid newspaper containing gossip and sensational news stories pertaining especially to well-known people.

Tony Curtis, a smutmonger for Stop magazine, described by its editors as "the most disgusting scandal sheet the human mind can recall," wants to write an exposé of her.


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  • scandal sheet — ☆ scandal sheet n. Slang a newspaper, magazine, etc. that features sensationalism, gossip, or the like …   English World dictionary

  • Scandal Sheet — Infobox Film name = Scandal Sheet caption = Theatrical Poster director = Phil Karlson producer = Edward Small writer = Story: Samuel Fuller Screenplay: Eugene Ling James Poe Ted Sherdeman starring = Broderick Crawford Donna Reed John Derek music …   Wikipedia

  • scandal sheet — {n.} A newspaper that prints much shocking news and scandal. * /Bob wanted to find out who won the election, but he could find only a scandal sheet./ * /The scandal sheet carried big headlines about the murder./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • scandal sheet — {n.} A newspaper that prints much shocking news and scandal. * /Bob wanted to find out who won the election, but he could find only a scandal sheet./ * /The scandal sheet carried big headlines about the murder./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • scandal\ sheet — noun A newspaper that prints much shocking news and scandal. Bob wanted to find out who won the election, but he could find only a scandal sheet. The scandal sheet carried big headlines about the murder …   Словарь американских идиом

  • scandal sheet — noun : a newspaper or periodical dealing to a large extent in scandal and gossip * * * ˈscandal sheet 7 [scandal sheet] noun (disapproving) a newspaper or magazine that is mainly concerned with shocking stories about the immoral behaviour and… …   Useful english dictionary

  • scandal sheet — n. a tabloid newspaper featuring lurid news. □ I like to read a scandal sheet every now and then. □ I’m tired of this scandal sheet. Let’s get a classy newspaper today …   Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions

  • scandal sheet — scandal sheets N COUNT You can refer to newspapers and magazines which print mainly stories about sex and crime as scandal sheets. [AM] (in BRIT, use gutter press) …   English dictionary

  • scandal sheet — scan′dal sheet n. jou a newspaper or magazine that emphasizes scandal and gossip • Etymology: 1900–05 …   From formal English to slang

  • scandal sheet — noun Date: 1904 a newspaper or periodical dealing to a large extent in scandal and gossip …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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