"tomorrow's chip paper" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: From the use of old newspaper to wrap fish and chips. Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} tomorrow's chip paper (uncountable)
  1. (UK, colloquial) Unimportant or ephemeral news; a story that will soon be forgotten. Tags: UK, colloquial, uncountable
    Sense id: en-tomorrow's_chip_paper-en-noun-CH4HF3ZO Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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          "text": "There was no Internet in the 1800s and any poor reviews would end up, quite literally, as tomorrow's chip paper, while the more favourable ones would immediately become part of the official press release.",
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          "ref": "2021 April 30, Jenny Cutts, The Invisible Body, Stopped Clock Press, →ISBN:",
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          "ref": "2021 February 4, Hania Allen, The Ice Hotel: a gripping Scandi-noir thriller, Hachette UK, →ISBN:",
          "text": "'People will be more interested in that than in anything Denny Hinckley writes. His articles will be tomorrow's chip paper.'",
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