Etymology

Screws of the World

Today it means: The News of the World, a weekly tabloid newspaper published in the United Kingdom from 1843 to 2011, known for its focus on sensational celebrity gossip. Full definition →

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The story

Pun with screw (“act of sexual intercourse”).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.