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strong nutgraf

strong nutgraf

9.6
A short paragraph early in a news story that clearly tells the main point
  • noun
  • /strɔŋ ˈnʌtɡræf/
  • Jargon
translation icon : nutgraf sólido
  • The editor praised her strong nutgraf for clearly stating the article's main point within the opening paragraphs.

Examples

  • Readers are more likely to stay engaged if the story includes a strong nutgraf early on.

  • Crafting a strong nutgraf can set a compelling tone for the entire piece.

  • A strong nutgraf summarizes the story.

  • The strong nutgraf was impressive.

  • A well-written strong nutgraf captures the reader's attention by summarizing the article's key points.

  • In journalism, a strong nutgraf is essential to ensure readers quickly understand the story's significance.

  • Her article included a strong nutgraf that clearly conveyed the main message within just a few sentences.

Surface Forms

strong nutgraf singular
strong nutgrafs plural

Morphology

strong + nutgraf

This is domain-specific journalistic jargon: the key constituent 'nutgraf' is a specialized contraction (nut/paragraph) that a B1 learner would not be able to decode from general vocabulary knowledge, and 'strong' merely modifies it. Because the central word is lexicalized and technical rather than compositionally transparent, the overall meaning cannot be reliably derived from the parts.

Etymology

Strong nutgraf comes from a simple image: a nut hides a small, important 'core', and graf is a short form of 'paragraph'. One popular story says journalists used a nutgraf to 'crack' the idea and show the story's main point quickly, so a strong nutgraf means a short, clear paragraph that gives the story's 'core'.