Meanings
nounnoosepaper (plural noosepapers)
plural noosepapers · alternative noospaper
- humorousliteraryA newspaper.
"That was only a mere ruse de guerre, as they say in the noosepapers."
1918, Norman Lindsay, The Magic Pudding, Sydney: Angus and Robertson, page 169
Origin
Partially from noose + paper, partially indicating a nonstandard pronunciation /ˈnuːsˌpeɪpə(r)/ or /ˈnuːzˌpeɪpə(r)/.
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noosepaper. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/noosepaper
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“noosepaper.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/noosepaper. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “noosepaper,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/noosepaper.
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