"newsflash" meaning in English

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Interjection

Rhymes: -æʃ Etymology: news + flash Etymology templates: {{compound|en|news|flash}} news + flash Head templates: {{en-interjection}} newsflash
  1. (colloquial, often sarcastic) Introduces an obvious fact of which the person addressed is ostensibly not aware. Tags: colloquial, often, sarcastic Synonyms: bulletin#Interjection, hello#Interjection
    Sense id: en-newsflash-en-intj-KxoJYQ8O
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: news flash

Noun

Forms: newsflashes [plural]
Rhymes: -æʃ Etymology: news + flash Etymology templates: {{compound|en|news|flash}} news + flash Head templates: {{en-noun}} newsflash (plural newsflashes)
  1. (broadcasting) A brief media report of something that has recently taken place. Categories (topical): Broadcasting Synonyms: breaking news, bulletin [dated], flash, snap#Noun, update#Noun Derived forms: Muppet News Flash Translations (Translations): najnovije vijesti (Serbo-Croatian)
    Sense id: en-newsflash-en-noun-pOKNrCuq Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 31 69 Topics: broadcasting, media
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: news flash

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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