newses

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noun

gossip.

Scrabble 9

Meanings

noun
  1. Isle of Mangossip.

    There were two smithies; the smithy was the meeting place for the "newses."

    1959, Isle of Man Natural History and Antiquarian Society, Proceedings of the Isle of Man Natural History and Antiquarian Society, volume 6, page 178
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    There was no poor-law in the Isle of Man fifty years ago ... He was welcomed in a spirit of charity that had not a particle of pride in it, but he earned his board by bringing the "newses" from other places.

    1909, Massachusetts Reformatory (Concord, Mass.), Our Paper, volume 25, page 286

    A great stone 'bink' outside the present Kerrowkeil Chapel - 270 yards south fof the keeill-site - was remembered by the late Mr. Quayle as have been brought from the keeill ; it was for long a favoured seat for the exchange of "newses" among the farming community.

    1966, Manx Archaeological Survey, Report of the Manx Archaeological Survey, volume 6, page 7
  2. nonstandardpluralrareplural of news

    I told her of the things what was happening in our country on the TV newses what she was not allowed to watch.

    2012, Rajesh Parameswaran, I Am An Executioner: Love Stories, A&C Black, →ISBN
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    On a typical day, customers will stream out with 125 USA Todays, 250 to 300 Wall Street Journals, 300 to 350 Daily Newses, 550 to 600 New York Timeses, and 4,500 to 5,000 New York Posts.

    1985, New York Magazine, page 19

    The press conference was called just in time to make the six o'clock newses, not in time for the reporters to gather any dissenting opinion. In the public areas of Parliament House, the last tourists are leaving. The sun sets. The lights come on.

    1998, Peter Craven, The Best Australian Essays 1998, Black Inc., →ISBN, page 84

Origin

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