scandal sheet

noun

: a newspaper or periodical dealing to a large extent in scandal and gossip

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Here’s a confession worthy of a scandal sheet: Bridgerton isn’t actually that great at romance. Aja Romano, Vox, 16 May 2024 What makes this revelation worse is that Pen, on multiple occasions, has used the scandal sheet and its influence to manipulate society’s opinion about both of their families. Aja Romano, Vox, 16 May 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1904, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of scandal sheet was in 1904

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“Scandal sheet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scandal%20sheet. Accessed 8 Mar. 2025.

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