noun
Meaning 1
Alternative form of blacktop.
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Usage: alt-of, alternative
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Phrase guide
black top
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noun
Meaning 2
A middle-market tabloid; a tabloid newspaper aimed at the middle class, perceived as having intermediate journalistic standards between a broadsheet and a red top.
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Usage: UK, uncommon
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noun
Meaning 3
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see black, top.
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verb
Meaning 4
Alternative form of blacktop.
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Usage: alt-of, alternative
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History
Etymology
British middle-market newspapers, such as the Daily Mail and Daily Express, typically present their titles in bold black letters.