| 单词 | chip paper |
| 释义 | > as lemmaschip paper chip paper n. chiefly British paper used to wrap takeaway food bought from a fish and chip shop, primarily to help the food retain its heat until it is eaten; (figurative) news, journalism, etc., regarded as ephemeral or of little value.The figurative use arises from the fact that, at one time, newspaper was commonly used as wrapping in fish and chip shops. ΘΚΠ society > communication > journalism > [noun] > other specific types or styles of journalism penny-a-lining1842 publicism1846 New Journalism1872 investigative reporting1890 ink-slinging1894 yellowism1897 chip paper1935 Afghanistanism1948 telejournalism1959 parajournalism1965 smear journalism1967 gonzo1972 plutography1985 society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > material for making paper > paper > [noun] > wrapping-papers cap-paper1577 packing paper1590 cap1620 German Lombard1712 wrapping-paper1715 butter paper1727 whitey-brown1761 kitchen paper?1782 emporetic1790 tea-paper1814 needle paper1852 small hand1853 grocer's paper1861 tobacco paper1877 grocery-paper1883 greaseproof paper1894 chip paper1935 toffee paper1958 1935 Manch. Guardian 30 Jan. (City ed.) 5/5 (headline) Fined for throwing away chip paper. 1986 Daily Tel. 19 Feb. 17/5 Trying to appear sophisticated in high heels with a greasy chip paper wrapped around your ankles is not easy. 1995 Times 29 July (Magazine) 3/2 Fierce chief sub-editors would encourage over-eager young reporters to meet deadlines with a cry of ‘Come on—it's only tomorrow's chip paper’. 2017 London Evening Standard (Nexis) (Electronic ed.) 12 Sept. (Comment section) Mistakes are as easily made but harder to forgive. What you're reading here isn't ‘just chip paper’. < as lemmas |
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