newsflash
Introduces an obvious fact of which the person addressed is ostensibly not awareIntroduces an obvious fact of which the person addressed is ostensibly not aware.
» We interrupt this programme to bring you a newsflash.
Wir unterbrechen diese Sendung für eine Eilmeldung. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
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1 senses(colloquial, often, sarcastic)Introduces an obvious fact of which the person addressed is ostensibly not aware.
Examples
2 sentencesWe interrupt this programme to bring you a newsflash.
deWir unterbrechen diese Sendung für eine Eilmeldung. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Newsflash: People a couple of hundred years ago didn't speak the same as we do.
Термінове повідомлення: декілька сот років тому назад люди розмовляли не так, як ми розмовляємо зараз. — Internecivus
ruЭкстренное сообщение: несколько сотен лет назад люди говорили не так, как мы говорим сейчас. — al_ex_an_der
Origin
From news + flash.From news + flash.
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