red-top
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of red-top
C20: from the colour of the masthead on these publications
Example Sentences
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It provided solid proof for his claims that he and others were unfairly victimised by red-top reporters and investigators desperate for celebrity scoops.
From BBC ● Feb. 9, 2024
So says Larry Lamb, the first editor of the relaunched version of the Sun, in James Graham’s retelling of the genesis of the British red-top tabloid.
From Economist ● Jul. 6, 2017
Council members decrying the “helter-skelter” addition of hundreds more red-top meters, sometimes inexplicably clustered in a block.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 13, 2016
Indeed he has, living up to his self-styled nickname of the "red-top renegade."
From The Guardian ● Aug. 3, 2012
I once knew a cat who wore red-top boots.
From Puss in Boots, Jr., and the Good Gray Horse by David Cory
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