alt-weekly

noun

An alternative newspaper published weekly.

“Alt-weeklies are known for their investigative journalism.”

OriginEnglish weekly ← Middle French alternatif ← Latin alternātīvus →
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Meanings

nounalt-weekly (plural alt-weeklies)

plural alt-weeklies

  1. informalAn alternative newspaper published weekly.

    Alt-weeklies are known for their investigative journalism.

    1 more example

    The Stranger, Seattle’s alt-weekly blog, even posted a condemnation of political violence.

    2024 July 13, Jason Rantz, “Rantz: After failed Donald Trump assassination attempt, will you stop claiming he’s Hitler?”, in KTTH

Origin

  1. Latinalternātīvus
  2. Middle Frenchalternatif
  3. Englishalternativebf.
  4. Englishalt-
  5. Englishweekly
  6. Englishalt-weekly

From alt- + weekly.

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APA

alt-weekly. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/alt-weekly

MLA

“alt-weekly.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/alt-weekly. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “alt-weekly,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/alt-weekly.

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