Colloquial Variant guide
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Sound
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noun
A light news story reserved for the end of a bulletin when there is a lack of more important items; typically involving animals or other features supposed to be amusing.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: colloquial, idiomatic
Topics: journalism, media
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
From a newsreader's standard introduction to such pieces, which typically come at the end of a news bulletin.
Across languages
2 source translations are retained for this English entry.
