"scandal sheet" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: scandal sheets [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} scandal sheet (plural scandal sheets)
  1. (informal) A tabloid newspaper containing gossip and sensational news stories pertaining especially to well-known people. Tags: informal Translations (type of tabloid): skandaalilehti (Finnish), szczujnia [feminine] (Polish)
    Sense id: en-scandal_sheet-en-noun-ayl4QkQ0 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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