scandal sheet

scandal sheet
A newspaper mainly devoted to the detailing of violations of moral obligations through crime, acts of lawless violence, or conduct induced by lust, especially one in which the stories and articles are illustrated, or purport to be illustrated, by pictures. 33 Am J1st Lewd etc § 12.

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  • scandal\ sheet — noun A newspaper that prints much shocking news and scandal. Bob wanted to find out who won the election, but he could find only a scandal sheet. The scandal sheet carried big headlines about the murder …   Словарь американских идиом

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  • scandal sheet — noun A tabloid newspaper containing gossip and sensational news stories pertaining especially to well known people. Tony Curtis, a smutmonger for Stop magazine, described by its editors as the most disgusting scandal sheet the human mind can… …   Wiktionary

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  • scandal sheet — noun Date: 1904 a newspaper or periodical dealing to a large extent in scandal and gossip …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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