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pape

pape

7 9.9
A newspaper that people read for news
  • noun
  • Slang
translation icon : periódico
  • We sold a lot of papes.
  • buy a pape
  • sell papes
  • want your papes

Examples

  • Every newsie wants extra papes.

    Fiction book (1992)

  • ALL: Get your papes here!

    Newsies (1992)

  • Buy me last pape, lady?

    Newsies (1992)

  • I spot an opportunity; I sell a pape.

    Fiction book (1992)

  • Buy me last pape, mister?

    Newsies (1992)

  • Jack, spring a penny, buy a pape! And so on.

    Fiction book (1992)

  • Hey, how about 30 papes, please?

    Newsies (1992)

  • The NEWSIES move toward the window to buy their morning papes.

    Fiction book (1992)

  • Newsies sell papes.

    Fiction book (1992)

  • With every morning shift, the vendor shouted, 'Get your pape here, fresh off the press!'

Synonyms

paper
vspape
∞ 1.0

A newspaper that contains news and articles

is a casual slang label used instead of the neutral publication name
newspaper
vspape
  • Literature
899 1.0

A printed paper that has news, stories, and ads

is the informal slang form of that regular printed publication
tabloid
vspape
  • Literature
188 3.7

A small newspaper or magazine that tells gossip and exciting stories about people

is generic slang for a publication rather than this specific sensational format
rag
vspape
  • Slang
23 6.1

A cheap newspaper with flashy, low-quality stories

is the informal slang term but without the insulting quality

Surface Forms

pape singular
papes plural

Etymology

Pape as slang for a newspaper comes from the ordinary word paper, said in a short, casual way. So a pape is simply an informal name for the printed 'paper' you read.