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slow news day

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A time when media organizations publish trivial stories due to the lack of more substantial topics.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: journalism, media

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8 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Danish: agurketid — day of nothing exciting to report
  • Dutch: komkommertijd — day of nothing exciting to report
  • Finnish: hiljainen uutispäivä — day of nothing exciting to report
  • German: Sauregurkenzeit — day of nothing exciting to report
  • German: Sommerloch — day of nothing exciting to report
  • Icelandic: gúrkutíð — day of nothing exciting to report
  • Polish: dzień z niewieloma wiadomościami — day of nothing exciting to report
  • Swedish: nyhetstorka — day of nothing exciting to report