rag
23
6.1
- noun
- /ræɡ/
- Slang
:
periódico sensacionalista
- It was a rag, but the editor taught me one important lesson.
- a gossip rag
- a local rag
- a scandal rag
That's like, you know, the rag, the rag industry.
- That's like, you know, the rag, the rag industry.
Examples
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Obviously you are assuming that Newsweek is a liberal rag; in fact, it's right wing.
Blog text (1) -
That rag is a glorified tabloid for rich people.
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Also, if you find Scientific American such a rag, why spend so much time and effort here?
Blog text (19) -
The Post is a rag.
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One hardly thinks of the local rag as a representative of the media at large.
Fiction book (1995) -
I'm reading that rag of a newspaper.
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Suppose I should rely on my local rag of a newspaper, which has its own agenda?
Blog text (13) -
Avoid the tabloids at all costs, especially "The World," "The Globe," and that rag, "The Star."
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I recently read an article in the local rag bemoaning the lack of tourist interest in this area!
Academic text (1999) -
Many people consider that tabloid to be nothing more than a rag due to its gossip-heavy articles.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
A newspaper that contains news and articles
188
3.7
A small newspaper or magazine that tells gossip and exciting stories about people
45
4.4
A small newspaper with short pages that focuses on local news
24
5.5
A cheap magazine printed on rough paper with exciting stories
Antonyms
- Literature
3
4.5
A large newspaper with serious news and long articles that explain events
Idioms
Compounds
- Indian
A tropical climbing plant with big yellow flowers, edible young fruits, and a dry inside used as a sponge
- Jargon
A cloth soaked in pine tar that batters rub on a bat handle to help them hold it better
- Jargon
A method of marking people and keeping records to check safety and how well work is done
How Respectable
- Literature
3
4.5
- Literature
899
1.0
- Slang
23
6.1
- Literature
188
3.7
- Offensive
1
8.1
Surface Forms
Etymology
Rag for a cheap newspaper comes from the image of a scrap or worn cloth; a helpful way to remember is that people called low-quality papers a 'rag' as if they were just scraps, which is why the word now means a poor-quality paper.