"Daily Fail" meaning in English

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Proper name

Audio: En-au-Daily Fail.ogg [Australia] Forms: the Daily Fail [canonical]
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  1. (UK, slang, derogatory) The Daily Mail newspaper. Tags: UK, derogatory, slang Synonyms: Daily Heil
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