newsy

English

Etymology

From news +‎ -y.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈn(j)uːzi/
  • Audio (Southern England):(file)
  • Rhymes: -uːzi

Adjective

newsy (comparative newsier, superlative newsiest)

  1. Containing lots of news; informative.
  2. Chatty, gossipy.

Derived terms

Noun

newsy (plural newsies)

  1. (informal, chiefly US) Someone selling newspapers; a newsboy. [from 19th c.]
  2. (informal, chiefly Canada, US) A journalist, especially a reporter. [from 20th c.]
    • 2006, Stuart Allan, Online News: Journalism And The Internet, page 61:
      Taken together, these websites resembled something of a first-person news network, a collective form of collaborative news-gathering. Ordinary people were transforming into 'amateur newsies', […]
    • 2025, Thomas Pynchon, Shadow Ticket, Jonathan Cape, page 7:
      “Love life among the grown-ups, better ask a newsie, you really want to know. Those guys get around.”

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