newsflash
Plural: newsflashes
Noun
- a short news announcement concerning some on-going news story
- A brief media report of something that has recently taken place.
Intj
- Introduces an obvious fact of which the person addressed is ostensibly not aware.
Examples
- Television programmes were interrupted by a newsflash announcing that the Prime Minister had resigned.
Origin / Etymology
From news + flash.
Synonyms
flash, news bulletin, newsbreak, breaking news, bulletin, bulletin#Interjection, hello#Interjection, snap#Noun, update#Noun
Scrabble Score: 18
newsflash: not valid in Scrabble (US) TWL Dictionarynewsflash: not valid in Scrabble (MW) Merriam-Webster Dictionary
newsflash: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary