English
Alternative spellings
stop-press when used as a noun in attribution
Etymology
From stop the presses, U.S. newspaper printing jargon.
Noun
stop press (plural stop press)
- jargon The event or news article important enough to delay or interrupt the print, or require a reprint, of a publication, particularly of a newspaper edition.
Interjection
Stop press!
- jargon Used to announce an event or news article important enough to delay or interrupt the print, or require a reprint, of publication, particularly of a newspaper edition.
- idiom Used to grab attention, implying importance, news-worthiness, etc.
See also
stop the presses
Quotations
1989, Textual Introduction to The Anatomy of Melancholy, Robert Burton 1
2002, Russell Miller, Behind the Lines 2
2005, Mary Norway, The Sinn Fein Rebellion As I Saw It, 3
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