red top
A tabloid newspaper, particularly one of those aimed primarily at a working class…A tabloid newspaper, particularly one of those aimed primarily at a working class audience and considered to have lower journalistic standards than black tops or broadsheets.
» There's a red candle on top of the bathroom sink.
Meaning
3 senses(Ireland, UK)A tabloid newspaper, particularly one of those aimed primarily at a working class audience and considered to have lower journalistic standards than black tops or broadsheets.
Milk of the kind sold with a red top, or a bottle thereof.
(UK)Skimmed milk
(UK)Homogenised whole milk
Examples
2 sentencesThere's a red candle on top of the bathroom sink.
She wrapped the gift in white tissue paper and put a big red bow on top.
deSie wickelte das Geschenk in weißes Seidenpapier und befestigte oben eine große rote Schleife. — pne
Origin
The titles of these newspapers are traditionally presented on a red banner at the top of tThe titles of these newspapers are traditionally presented on a red banner at the top of the front page.
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