press gangn.²

Brit.

/ˈprɛsˌɡaŋ/, U.S.

/ˈprɛsˌɡæŋ/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: press n.¹ 3, gang n.

Etymology: < press n.¹ 3 + gang n. with punning allusion to press-gang n.¹

humorous.

A group of journalists; the press.

ΘΚΠ

society > communication > journalism > journalist > [noun] > collectively

press gang1832

the fourth estate1837

gazetteerage1865

press1868

meeja1983

1832 F. A. Butler Jrnl. 30 Nov. (1835) ii. 10 I am sorry for this, but..as he belongs to the press gang, I will not know him.

1859 L. A. Wilmer Our Press Gang xxvi. 353 Our newspapers, in general are the organs of the mob, and..the Press Gang itself is..a mob of the worst kind.

1869 ‘M. Twain’ Lett. to Publishers (1967) 27 I will attend to the Buffalo books for the press..did I tell you that I took dinner with the whole press gang yesterday?

1941 F. L. Mott Amer. Journalism xxxv. 603 Many stories are told of the conviviality of the Chicago ‘press gang’ of the nineties, and from the legends which grew up..sprang the concept of the romantic sot of the newspaper office.

1975 H. Waugh Bride for Hampton House (1976) i. 1 She..waved at the press gang when she took the big elevator to the newsroom floor.

2000 Times Educ. Suppl. (Nexis) 19 May 13 She's straight into action, greeting the dignitaries, shaking hands twice with the school pressgang because their photographer missed it the first time.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	press gang
释义	press gangn.² Brit. /ˈprɛsˌɡaŋ/, U.S. /ˈprɛsˌɡæŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: press n.¹ 3, gang n. Etymology: < press n.¹ 3 + gang n. with punning allusion to press-gang n.¹ humorous. A group of journalists; the press. ΘΚΠ society > communication > journalism > journalist > [noun] > collectively press gang1832 the fourth estate1837 gazetteerage1865 press1868 meeja1983 1832 F. A. Butler Jrnl. 30 Nov. (1835) ii. 10 I am sorry for this, but..as he belongs to the press gang, I will not know him. 1859 L. A. Wilmer Our Press Gang xxvi. 353 Our newspapers, in general are the organs of the mob, and..the Press Gang itself is..a mob of the worst kind. 1869 ‘M. Twain’ Lett. to Publishers (1967) 27 I will attend to the Buffalo books for the press..did I tell you that I took dinner with the whole press gang yesterday? 1941 F. L. Mott Amer. Journalism xxxv. 603 Many stories are told of the conviviality of the Chicago ‘press gang’ of the nineties, and from the legends which grew up..sprang the concept of the romantic sot of the newspaper office. 1975 H. Waugh Bride for Hampton House (1976) i. 1 She..waved at the press gang when she took the big elevator to the newsroom floor. 2000 Times Educ. Suppl. (Nexis) 19 May 13 She's straight into action, greeting the dignitaries, shaking hands twice with the school pressgang because their photographer missed it the first time. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.²1832
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