Journalistic slang. Trumpery paragraphs reserved to fill up the columns of a newspaper or magazine. Balaam-box n. also Balaam-basket a receptacle…
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释义 | society > communication > journalism > journal > matter of or for journals > [noun] > space-filler or insubstantial writing (3) Balaam1826 Journalistic slang. Trumpery paragraphs reserved to fill up the columns of a newspaper or magazine. Balaam-box n. also Balaam-basket a receptacle… space-filler1886 something that serves to occupy an otherwise vacant space; spec. a brief or insignificant item in a newspaper or magazine. fluff1906 figurative. Something insubstantial or trifling, esp. journalism or other writing, usually of a sentimental nature. |
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