bunch of presstitutes
- noun
- Offensive
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un grupo de periodistas vendidos (ofensivo)
- He accused the broadcasting company of being just a bunch of presstitutes who cannot be trusted.
Examples
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Referring to the reporters as a bunch of presstitutes sparked outrage in the press corps.
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Many people online dismissed the article, calling its authors a bunch of presstitutes.
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That bunch of presstitutes will never report the truth!
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Many people believe that a bunch of presstitutes control the narrative.
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He accused the broadcasting company of being just a bunch of presstitutes who prioritize profit over truth.
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Critics labeled the controversial news report as the work of a bunch of presstitutes pushing a political agenda.
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After the biased coverage, many viewers dubbed the team involved a bunch of presstitutes unworthy of their trust.
Synonyms
2
9.9
Mainstream news media seen as biased, dull, and not trustworthy
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8.1
Newspapers or magazines that print scandal stories and invade people's privacy to sell more copies
People who write biased news stories to get money
Surface Forms
Morphology
bunch + of + presstitutes
The determiner phrase 'bunch of' is fully transparent but the key item 'presstitutes' is a slang portmanteau combining 'press' + 'prostitutes', so a learner who recognises those bases can infer a derogatory sense meaning journalists who 'sell out'. Because this relies on recognizing a creative, socio-political blend and a metaphorical extension rather than a standard compositional pattern, it is not fully predictable for an average B1 learner without exposure.
Etymology
Bunch of presstitutes is a rude blend of bunch, press, and prostitutes. One popular idea is that it paints a picture of 'journalists' who 'sell' their stories to powerful people, so the phrase is used to say a group of reporters cannot be trusted.