newsbreak

[ nooz-breyk, nyooz- ]

noun

1. a newsworthy event or incident.
2. Radio and Television. a station break that consists typically of two or three short news news items.

Word History and Origins

Origin of newsbreak¹

First recorded in 1950–55; news + break

Related Words

• blurb
• clip
• excerpt
• one-liner
• quotation
• slogan
• snippet