Etymology

Torygraph

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Today it means: The Telegraph newspaper. Full definition →

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The story

Blend of Tory + telegraph, from the newspaper's political leanings; popularised by Private Eye magazine.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.