noun
newsflash
NOOZ-flash
noun
1
A short urgent news bulletin interrupting regular programming to report something important.
"A newsflash cut into the football match to announce the resignation."
intj
1
Used sarcastically to point out something the listener should already know or that is painfully obvious.
""Newsflash: nobody actually enjoys Monday mornings.""
How to Use Newsflash
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA short breaking-news bulletin, or, in casual speech, a sarcastic way to announce an obvious fact.
When to use it
The interjection use is informal and often sarcastic.
Word Forms
newsflashes plural
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Etymology
From "news" plus "flash," in the sense of a sudden brief burst.