flash
- noun
- /flæʃ/
- Oh, I forgot, guys, news flash, did you guys see the NBA media day?
Also, news flash, babies cry, my guy.
- Also, news flash, babies cry, my guy.
- Oh, I forgot, guys, news flash, did you guys see the NBA media day?
- And I said, news flash, you're not a real traditional Muslim.
- I mean, there's no gravity, news flash.
- And as I'm emerging onto the street, I hear a flash that President Reagan has just been shot in front of the Hilton Hotel.
- That is not a big news flash, but best friend.
- OK, so news flash, everyone, urine is the most absorbable substance in the world.
Examples
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Yeah, but I got a news flash for you, Jack.
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News flash!
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Also, news flash, babies cry, my guy.
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We interrupt this program for a news flash.
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But, news flash, the Nicelanders are being nice to me!
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And P.S., news flash, and FYI, that's not who I am now.
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We interrupt this program for a flash to bring you breaking news.
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The reporter gave us a flash about the latest developments in the story.
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Here's today's flash: a major traffic accident has closed the highway.
Synonyms
A short official statement giving urgent news
A short, sudden announcement about important breaking news
A short announcement of the latest news on radio or TV
A short break on TV or radio to report important news
Idioms
- Informal
A person or thing that has a short time of success and then people forget them
Compounds
- Specialized
A sudden hot feeling and heavy sweating that often happens during menopause
- Texting
A group of people who suddenly gather in public to perform a planned unusual act and then leave
- Literature
A scene in a book or film that jumps ahead to show events in the future
- Specialized
The lowest temperature at which a liquid gives off enough vapor to catch fire in air
- Specialized
A process that joins two metal pieces by melting their ends with electricity, often used for rails or pipes
- Specialized
To join two metal pieces by heating their ends with electricity until they melt and pushing them together
- Specialized
A very short, strong burst of heat from an explosion that can burn things nearby
- Specialized
A cloth badge worn on the shoulder of a military uniform that shows a soldier's unit
How Urgent
Surface Forms
Etymology
Flash was used for a quick bright signal, so a news flash is a short, urgent announcement about something happening now. That's why a news flash gives fast, immediate information.